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How a gaming geek with a checkered past pulled off the biggest lottery scam in U.S. historyReply
If memory serves me correctly, I saw that very same quote in a Penthouse forum letters to the editor article a few decades ago
Mar 20, 2018, 7:54 am - CDanaT - Lottery News

Auditor general finds no fault with Pa. Lottery, but unusual wins remain unexplainedReply
Were any of the frequent winners retailers? If it's in the article I missed it.
Feb 6, 2018, 5:00 pm - zephbe - Lottery News

Chinese man lives rough for 10 years to 'crack lottery code'Reply
I hope Wang Chengzhou is able to achieve his dreams and Lottery Post will have another article about his success.
Jan 22, 2018, 10:19 pm - konane - Lottery News

20-year-old Florida man claims $451M Mega Millions jackpotReply
One article said he bought 5 quick picks with $10 he'd won with a scratch-off.
Jan 12, 2018, 6:42 pm - zephbe - Lottery News

Are Arizona still using balls, or did they regress back to their RNGs?Reply
Never mind. I went back and read the article. The RNGs returned December 11.
Jan 5, 2018, 10:36 pm - Hermanus104 - Pick 3 Forum

Georgia Lottery denies millions in prizes to winners of scratch-off gamesReply
The article said 'scratch offs''-not the draw games. Who wins that many scratch offs??
Dec 21, 2017, 3:51 am - zephbe - Lottery News

Survey: Many investors would make questionable decisions after winning the lotteryReply
First person I'd be speaking with would be that lottery lawyer bloke mentioned in the article :)
Dec 21, 2017, 12:37 am - Rexer90 - Lottery News

Interesting article in Nov. 2017 MoneyReply
Bankruptcies are public records. Knowing where the lottery winners live is probably the most challenging part of it. The basic idea is old news. I don't remember much detail, but I saw an article about a correlation between lottery winners and neighbors filing for bankruptcy quite a while back. There's an online article from August that might be the one CoinToss saw, and it's based on a study (that wasn't done by Money) published in October 2016. You can read the abstract and download the ful
Dec 9, 2017, 9:59 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Washington man wins lottery, then leaves ticket at gas stationReply
Journalism is lacking these days. The article looks to be mostly a rewrite of the Washington Lottery press release. Compare newspaper articles from 40+ years ago to now. Lots of detail, even for mundane incidents, was common. Today, one or two short paragraphs often passes as a news article. Most news gathering organizations have had their staffs gutted, so it's often a wonder any articles of substance are published. Also, articles are often full of typos, repeated paragraphs (not always AP s
Dec 5, 2017, 9:27 pm - Ron5995 - Lottery News

$133.2 million Powerball lottery winner played same numbers for 30 yearsReply
My first reaction to this article was someone really got some mileage out of one play slip!
Sep 22, 2017, 11:48 am - Coin Toss - Lottery News