Stories
The honest math behind the lottery: real people who found real edges, why it worked for them, and what it means for you.
The retirees who found a lottery game that paid more than it cost
Jerry and Marge Selbee read the rules of Michigan's Winfall, found a drawing where the average ticket was worth more than its price, and played it for nine years.
Read the story →The MIT students who turned a lottery into a math problem
A dorm project became a seven-year business playing Massachusetts Cash WinFall, and a lesson in why spreading out your numbers never changes the odds.
Read the story →The man who tried to buy every ticket
Stefan Mandel bought nearly every combination in Virginia's 1992 lottery and won $27 million. Here's why the same math can't work on Powerball or Mega Millions.
Read the story →Is this jackpot worth playing?
What the current Powerball or Mega Millions jackpot is worth after tax, if you have to share it, and what one ticket is worth on average.
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