Lunch hours in offices of Atlanta featured a common buzz the past month—the Mega Million lottery, with a prize money of $1.6 billion. Played across 44 states in the US, it attracts large money and interest.
Colleagues form groups to buy tickets, believing that increases their chances of winning. Past winners are discussed reverentially. Grand plans of what to do with the wealth is the centerpiece of conversations. The buzz is pervasive, energetic, optimistic and cheerful.
