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Make your own luck: The man who won the lottery 14 times thanks to simple math

In 1964, he pooled money from friends and investors, bought thousands of tickets covering strategic combinations, and won his ...
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The Maverick Mathematician Who Hacked the Lottery 14 Times and Vanished to Paradise

We’ve all daydreamed about hitting the lottery jackpot, but Stefan Mandel didn’t just dream he made it happen, not once, but 14 times. This Romanian-Australian economist turned the lottery into a ...
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Boone County group wins $1 million Powerball prize; keeps ticket in math book

BOONE COUNTY, Ky. (WKRC) - A group of 30 current and former employees of a Boone County middle school won a $1 million Powerball prize. They carpooled to the Kentucky Lottery on Tuesday to turn in ...
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School employees hide $1 million Powerball ticket in math book

Feb. 2 (UPI) --A group of 30 current and former workers at a Kentucky middle school scored a $1 million Powerball prize with numbers they have been playing for years -- and hid the winning ticket in a ...
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What's the Smarter Play for Your Money: Powerball or the Market?

Point: The Powerball lottery prize is past $1 billion. Counterpoint: Powerball players will probably lose close to $700 million, collectively, by playing. These 10 stocks could mint the next wave of ...