'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America

The drawing for the second-largest lottery jackpot of all time is Wednesday night, when it will either irrevocably alter the life of a lucky ticket holder or send the nation into a never-before-seen state of money mania — again.

D.C. Lottery Executive Director Buddy Roogow showed his optimism in July when he sent an e-mail to DC09, the joint venture that operates the lottery: "The project is going to go well. Get ready to set records."
On Friday, Mr. Roogow's spokeswoman, Athena Hernandez, said that "in a few locations," it is necessary to switch telecommunications providers "to achieve a richer video display without interruption."