know yesterday, a record setting day for the maryland lottery. and state wide sales just for the mega millions. 1,532 tickets were sold and the state lottery director tells the proceeds that they get go to good causes. >> toward all the good causes and the state supports. our lottery revenue, which is about 30% of total sales, last fiscal year generated 519 million dollars. it all goes to the state general fund for the governor and legislature to appropriate and to support you know, everything from public education, higher education, and social services, protecting the environment, which is he very important in maryland, so it all goes to that common pool. >> reporter: and as you said, kelly, there are three jackpot winning tickets that got all five numbers and the mega ball. in new york though, 17 people are in line to collect a quarter of a million dollars each because they matched up the first five numbers and they didn't get the mega ball.