Feeling Lucky? Get Your Mega Millions Ticket Now!

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I know the odds are silly, which is why I don't normally buy lottery tickets, but it's tempting to be part of a "big event."

for jackpot, assuming arrangement matters = (1/(nPr))
Save your $1. The lottery guys will scam you, your family, your friends, and your community. You should feel even luckier now that you are aware of the odds, and you don't have to give your $1 to the scam artist that are operating out of gas stations/convenience stores.

 

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Someone finally claimed the prize!

https://www.megamillions.com/News/2019/Winner-Claims-$1-5-Billion-Mega-Millions-Jackpot-i.aspx

He or she will remain anonymous, and has hired a lawyer from New York

...who has now turned out to be a crook. This was on the local TV news tonight:

https://www.wyff4.com/article/attor...charged-with-fraud-doj-officials-say/33648479

"The co-conspirators’ largest and most egregious fraud was perpetrated against Lottery Victim 3, the winner of a $1.5 billion lottery, and the client whom Kurland touted most in marketing his practice. Kurland and his firm charged Lottery Victim 3 an initial $200,000 payment, and $50,000 monthly fees thereafter. As with the other Lottery Victims, however, Lottery Victim 3 did not know that Kurland was siphoning off additional money from his/her winnings. Like Lottery Victim 2, Lottery Victim 3 told Kurland that he/she was only interested in conservative investments, and understood that Kurland’s recommendations were in line with that preference. As with the other Lottery Victims, Kurland persuaded Lottery Victim 3 to invest in seemingly independent entities that were, in reality, connected to the defendants. In total, Kurland persuaded Lottery Victim 3 to invest over $60 million in various entities that are tied to the co-conspirators, and Kurland transferred an additional $19.5 million from an account held by Lottery Victim 3 without his/her knowledge, much less authorization. The co-conspirators have lost more than $70 million of Lottery Victim 3’s money."