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It hints at the method right here:

> Lottery officials said there is nothing wrong with players using data about the number of prizes outstanding during the lifetime of scratch-off games, which is regularly updated online

So not really news. It's just a group of people had the nerve and initiative to do it and hope that the math works they way they expect.




And the money to go buy some pricey tickets; if I had a dad who was a rich businessman who could probably support the first round, I'd totally do something like this too.




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