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Why didn't we think of this? 3 Europeans engineered $95M Texas Lotto win with over 25M tickets -- (link)

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Oct 14 '24, 08:19

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https://www.mystateline.com/news/3-europeans-engineered-95m-texas-lotto-win-with-over-25m-tickets/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook.com (www.mystateline.com)

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We have. We just never figured out the financing and logistics - JD Oct 14, 08:25 4
- Quick and dirty, you’d need well over a $2 billion jackpot to break even after taxes, even accounting for the minor prizes I’m guessing. - znufrii Oct 14, 10:05
- and you risk the off chance someone else picks the same winning numbers; that $20M profit turns into a loss -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Oct 14, 08:27 2
  - IIRC they just run quick picks, which typically leaves nearly 20% of the combos uncovered even if you 2x as many as possible combos -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 14, 10:10
  - Agreed. See point 1 of the IM 8-) -- nm - JD Oct 14, 08:28
didn't Bryan Cranston do a movie or TV show on this? (not this particular story, but doing the same kind of thing) -- nm* - Beaker 🍻 Oct 14, 08:24 1
- Yeah. Jerry & Marge Go Large. Very cute movie -- nm - oblique Oct 14, 08:25
because the convenience store clerk gets pissed at zeitgeist for being at the counter that long -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 14, 08:21

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