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More on how the Lottery odds were stacked

Another fascinating deep dive into how a recent Lottery was won by an outfit that had bought a ticket foe every possible combination. In the year and a half since an anonymous player engineered a $95 million Texas lottery jackpot … Continue reading

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Can we un-stack the Lottery odds?

Maybe. Not sure this goes far enough. After assisting investors who stacked the odds to guarantee winning a $95 million Lotto Texas jackpot last year, Texas Lottery Commission officials said they have changed their procedures to prevent another such occurrence … Continue reading

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Maybe the Texas Lottery Commission shouldn’t be helping to pick winners

Great followup to an earlier bonkers story about guaranteeing a Lottery win. Last spring, a small group of Texas lottery retailers received word that a single customer wanted to arrange a guaranteed lottery win. No player had matched all six … Continue reading

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On really playing the Lottery

Fascinating story. By the April 22 Lotto Texas drawing last year, it had been seven months since a player hit a jackpot. Because the pot keeps growing until someone matches all six numbers, the long drought meant the grand prize … Continue reading

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