Mega Millions: Does a Baltimore psychic have the winning numbers?

With this week's Mega Millions pot holding a record-breaking $500 million prize, one could head to the closest quickie mart and leave the numbers up to the lottery machine gods.

Or.... one could attempt a bit of strategy.

And who better to predict such a thing than one of the Baltimore area's card-carrying psychics? We got on the phone this morning to see if any of them were getting a divine line on Friday's drawing.

First we called Savetta Stevens, a psychic with a shop in Mount Washington.

"It's so exciting," she gushed about the big prize, "but."

But?!?!

"It takes time for me probably to study that."

Plus, she added, "I don't play it because it's against my religion to play the lottery."

But before hanging up, Savetta said, "I thought you were calling about the Orioles."

The Orioles? You have psychic information about the Orioles?

"This year is going to be good," she said.

That's something! But no help with my ticket.

Next I tried Bess Sister on Pulaski Highway. She wasn't exactly psychically in tune with the Mega Millions. Or maybe she just hadn't read the paper or watched the news in the last 24 hours.

"Oh my god," she said. "$500 million?!? When does it come out so I can buy a ticket?"