america continues to purge that debt. time to go across country and check stories. a robber in mvirginia arms himself with a stick. the clerk gets a hammer. neither backing down until the robber jumps the counter and the man gets away with the cash. feeling lucky? the mega millions jackpot has grown to $242 million. no one has won in 14 consecutive drawings. your chances of winning, one in 175 million. and an aspiring business owner hits the streets. it worked. she got a loan. new year, new rules. josh levs joins us live with new rules. plus, it includes scheduled carefree maintenance. huh. light s green. there you go.
top prize to $242 million. the drawing is scheduled there tonight. mega millions is played in 41 states and the district of columbia. i know what i m going to go out and get today. all right, that does it for me this hour. i hope you have a wonderful new year, a safe new year. another great hour coming up with melissa rayberinger. stick around and we ll be back at 1:00 for andrea mitchell reports. see you then. [ female announcer ] tide with acti-lift technology helps remove many dry stains as if they were fresh. dad may try to ruin your style, but dry stains won t. tide with acti-lift.
if not, they could face fines of up to $500 a day. the fema trailers were also meant to be a temporary measure. and everything you wanted to know about russia s red hot spy anna chapman revealed by the woman herself. in her first tv interview anna chapman admits she likes spy movies. sean connery, she says, her favorite james bond and she says she might want to get into acting. and she revealed she wants a pet lion. try not to laugh. here s a great way to start the new year. more than $242 million richer. yes, that s how mega millions jackpot is for tuesday s drawing and as of friday night, the number was close to $242 million. the mega millions tickets are sold in 41 states, including right here in our nation s capital, washington, d.c. and now year s eve festiv y festivities begin in less than three hours in new york city. a million people expected to jam
hasn t been the case. thank you, carman. you won t have any worry about the economy if you hit the mega millions jackpot which is now up to $242 million. carman, we have to get in on this. mega millions is played in 41 states and the district of columb columbia. the drawing is scheduled for tonight, good luck, but don t quit your day job just yet because the odds of winning are, guess this, carman, 1 in 175 million. time now to look at what, who, where americans were in 2010. america online has just released its annual list of most sought after searches on the web. in health, millions bugged by bed bugs as the number of confirmed cases grew by 500 cases nationwide. disturbing pictures from the gulf picked the spill in the gulf the hottest stories and in hottest trends a category usually dominated by pop stars and pinups, this years internet
ning rank stanford in an upset that ended their record-breaking run of 90 straight wins. stanford just happened to be the last team to beat uconn. that was back in 2008. and the multi-state mega millions jackpot continues to grow. heavy ticket sales boosted the top prize to $242 million. the drawing is scheduled tonight so, if you re feeling lucky, mega millions is played in 41 states and the district of columbia. good luck if you play. that does it for me this hour, i m melissa rehberger. stick around, we have much more on today s top stories. veronica de la cruz picks it up. happy holidays from all of us behind the scenes at msnbc.