welcome back, everybody. the record $500 million -- that's right, $500 million jackpot has lottery fever sweeping the web and the nation ahead of tonight's mega millions drawing. >> with april fools' day this sunday, everyone is searching online for pranks as well as april fools' day. here's yahoo! web life editor heather cabot with all the details. good morning, heather. >> good morning, guys. this week's web users are dreaming about getting rich. at least a teeny tiny chance they could win tonight's mega millions jackpot, the largest in history. the contest spanning 42 states, the district of columbia and the virgin islands is spiking big time on yahoo! up 2,700%. and more than half of the look-ups are coming from guys. and perhaps fantasizing about an early retirement. two-thirds of those searching for info are between the ages of 30 and 54. interest is high in michigan,