and don t get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill a day. 24 hours. zero heartburn. our next guest is on the hunt for the ultimate fishing town in the usa. the winning spot, wherever it may be, stands to reel in a $25,000 bounty for the benefit of their community, not to mention some serious tourism action after having been awarded the grand title of the ultimate fishing town. so what does it take to win such a title? joining us now, mariko azumi, host of the fi hooking up.
i d love to. we ll go fishing. that s off topic, but you re like, while i ve got you on the phone, do you want to go fishing? anyway, the show starts right now. a lovely spring friday afternoon to you here in new york, and really across most of our country. i am dylan ratigan. nice to see you. a bizarre lead for our show today, but heck, it s the only thing people are talking about this afternoon, the mega millions jackpot, an all-time lottery high in the history of american lottery. the pot already at a whopping $640 million. that is a $246 million lump sum payout to the lucky winner. the jackpot will only grow until the numbers are picked at 11:00 eastern time tonight, but before you think, wow, who could spend that money? well, thanks to our friends over at usa today, the federal government spends pretty much that money every 90 minutes or so, so they could spend it. and the top paid hedge fund managers in new york pay more than that in taxes every year. even so, eve
fishing? anyway, the show starts right now. a lovely spring friday afternoon to you here in new york, and really across most of our country. i am dylan ratigan. nice to see you. a bizarre lead for our show today, but heck, it s the only thing people are talking about this afternoon, the mega millions jackpot, an all-time lottery high in the history of american lottery. the pot already at a whopping $640 million. that is a $246 million lump sum payout to the lucky winner. the jackpot will only grow until the numbers are picked at 11:00 eastern time tonight, but before you think, wow, who could spend that money? well, thanks to our friends over at usa today, the federal government spends pretty much that money every 90 minutes or so, so they could spend it. and the top paid hedge fund managers in new york pay more than that in taxes every year. even so, everyone seems to have lotto fever, including our favorite, steven colbert. i ve got to tell you, i ve got the winner righ