diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f90a969..8bccbe8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ YUICOMPRESSOR_PATH=../yuicompressor-2.3.5.jar
 
 .PHONY: all
 
-# we cheat and process all .js files instead of listing them
+# we cheat and process all .js files instead of an exhaustive list
 all: $(patsubst %.js,%.min.js,$(filter-out %.min.js,$(wildcard *.js)))
 
 %.min.js: %.js
diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt
index 53281c5..7bb3922 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/NEWS.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+Flot x.x
+--------
+
+
+Bug fixes:
+
+- Fixed problem with findNearbyItem and bars on top of each other
+  (reported by ragingchikn, issue 242).
+
+
 Flot 0.6
 --------
 
diff --git a/jquery.flot.js b/jquery.flot.js
index 6534a46..3a05ca9 100644
--- a/jquery.flot.js
+++ b/jquery.flot.js
@@ -1797,7 +1797,7 @@
                 smallestDistance = maxDistance * maxDistance + 1,
                 item = null, foundPoint = false, i, j;
 
-            for (i = 0; i < series.length; ++i) {
+            for (i = series.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
                 if (!seriesFilter(series[i]))
                     continue;
                 
@@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@
 
                         // use <= to ensure last point takes precedence
                         // (last generally means on top of)
-                        if (dist <= smallestDistance) {
+                        if (dist < smallestDistance) {
                             smallestDistance = dist;
                             item = [i, j / ps];
                         }