Jackpot: Mega Millions winner buys ticket in Baltimore Co.

Officials at two shelters in Baltimore County have an unusual problem. Within 24 hours, 18 dogs–most of them pure and puppies– were rounded up in two different locations by concerned citizens.

By Yvonne Wenger, The Baltimore Sun Somebody walked into a Baltimore County 7-Eleven Friday evening and spent $1 on a Mega Millions ticket with randomly selected numbers. It turned out to be a winner of a record-breaking $640 million jackpot.

UPDATE (8:25 a.m.)—Maryland State Lottery announced early Saturday a record-breaking Mega Millions jackpot ticket was sold at a Baltimore County retailer. The ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven store in the 8000 block of

Deceased people are summoned, as are those who moved out of state or live in surrounding counties. And thousands upon thousands of others simply ignore the slip when it arrives in the mail. In short, some locals say, Baltimore's system is a mess.

In fact, Baltimore County's board did conditionally offer Dance the job Saturday. The problem was that Dance wasn't qualified to be a superintendent in Maryland because he only had two years of teaching experience; the