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30 March 2012 Final up to date at 03:08 ET Assist The prize in a US lottery has reached $540m (£340m) and organisers say that is the most important lottery jackpot in historical past.

The scale of the Mega Tens of millions jackpot has been rising since late January, with the most recent likelihood to win due on Friday.

Native US media have reported queues of individuals ready to purchase tickets to earn their shot at successful the large prize.

The BBC’s Jonathan Blake experiences

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