How to Hack the Lottery (from a 2600 Magazine article published in 2004) (opens in new tab)

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2 pointspatr1ck15y ago4 comments

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A "(Hint: You can't)" would have saved me, and everyone else who knows how to calculate probability, 5 minutes of reading in the hopes of finding an actual hack that was unexpected.

Mz15y ago

I read something once where someone (I think some business) made every effort to buy all lottery tickets for a particular payout once the payout amount went high enough to make that a viable (profitable) option. It turned out they actually failed to get every single ticket for some reason, but I think they did get the winning ticket.

Mankhool15y ago

That is a dangerous thing to do. If there is more than one winning ticket you lose.

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