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What the Mega Millions jackpot can get you

Submitted by Ashli Blow, New Media Content Producer

Friday, March 30th, 2012, 1:02pm

What the Mega Millions jackpot can get you

What would you do if you won the historic Mega Millions lottery tonight? Well, we calculated a handful of things that $640 million can get you.

With those multi-millions you could buy 2,250 tons of Legos. Forget your dream project, you could build a dream house out of Legos.

iPads? You could buy more than a million iPads, not to mention that extra $10 for every gigabyte above a current $30 subscription is irrelevant to your financial eye.

In addition, you could buy every Apple product in the New York Grand Central Store at a given time. (Every square foot is estimated $4,709, the Grand Central Store is 23,000 square feet - that is a total of $108,307,000.)

For the last 35 years The Orpheum has had $650,000 worth of maintenance expenses each years, that means you could run the theater for roughly 980 years.

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"I Love Memphis" tackles 7 pound burger

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Thursday, July 28th, 2011, 1:53pm

Readers of I Love Memphis know Kerry Crawford loves good food and loves an adventure.

She's tackled a sushi buffet and even tomato aspic (Yeah, I'd never heard of it either).

But this week she took on the monstrous, seven pound Kookamonga Burger at the Kooky Canuck. It was a challenge so big, she had to assemble a team to help her out.

Here's a bit from her description of the experience:

The anticipation was by far the worst part of the challenge. Because of its enormous girth, it takes about 45 minutes to cook. While we waited, we discussed strategy. Is eating faster better? How are we going to cut it? Bread first, or the whole sandwich at once? What about the fries?

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History Channel's American Pickers coming to Tennessee

Submitted by Brent Green

Thursday, June 9th, 2011, 9:13am

History Channel's American Pickers coming to Tennessee

Got an old barn full of stuff you want to get rid of? Then you're in luck, as Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz, better known as the History Channel's American Pickers, are coming to Tennessee in June. The guys are looking for music memorabilia, motorcycles, old signs, sports collectibles, military items, gas pumps, juke boxes, taxidermy, bicycles, old toys and much more. If you or someone you know has a barn, building or basement that is piled with items like this, e-mail your name and contact information to AmericanPickers@Cinfelix.com or call 646-873-6257 and you could be on TV! You can also visit http://www.history.com/shows/american-pickers for more information.

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Downtown bank employee attacked by customer

Submitted by WMCTV Web Staff

Monday, February 28th, 2011, 6:56pm

By Jamel Major - bio | email

MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - An employee in the First Tennessee building at Madison and South Third in downtown Memphis was attacked by a customer late Monday morning.

According to police, the chaos started around 10:30 Monday morning, when a former bank customer entered the bank to inquire about his account. Soon, a scuffle broke out between the customer and the employee.

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Restaurants warned about bogus inspectors

Submitted by Jeremy Jones on Friday, February 25th, 5:56 pm

The health department says fake inspectors are calling to arrange restaurant inspections and then demanding payment for the inspections.

The Tennessee Department of Health is warning restaurant owners and managers of fake health inspectors.

That's not how it works!

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Building forgets it’s January, turns on holiday lights

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Monday, January 31st, 2011, 5:38pm

Building forgets it’s January, turns on holiday lights

The weather was warm downtown Friday night, but at least one skyscraper was still feeling the holiday spirit.

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Racy billboard distracting drivers near Sun Studios

Submitted by Stuart Ervin on Friday, November 19th, 11:28 pm

MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - A racy billboard that leaves little to the imagination is distracting drivers in Downtown Memphis.

The billboard is in a prominent spot on Union Avenue and Myrtle, across from the tourist magnet Sun Studios.

"It's a good poster, but it's very distracting when you're driving," said a tourist from Great Britian.

The billboard is not about the naked female or the strategically-placed vinyl record, it is advertising a downtown shoe store called Strut.

Employees at Sun Studios said code enforcement officers came by and asked about the billboard. However, Carter Gray with Memphis and Shelby County Code Enforcement said he had not received any complaints.

"The First Amendment gives a whole lot of protection to billboards," said Gray.

Gray said the billboard does not appear to violate community standards and code enforcement does not regulate text or images on signs.