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• TheMeatman2005

  

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  Couple wins millions after discovering lottery loophole

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  Wow! Thanks. I need to watch this story.

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  The fact that they used math is impressive. There is a way, which I don't think they will reveal ever. It might bankrupt the lotteries.
• BobP

  

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  That link only gave the story 40 seconds on 60 minutes, this link is a little better.
  
  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/couple-wins-millions-after-discovering-lottery-loophole-60-minutes/
  
  The idea is nothing special the real trick is finding a game where the rolldown is big enough to pay for the investment and risk.  For example the Florida Fantasy Five has a rolldown when no one wins the jackpot, but the prize only jumps from $100-250 to $1,000 to $1,500 so getting close to buying a four number win isn't going to pay off big on rolldown days. 
  
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• Todd

  

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  This is a repeat story that we have published two times before. 

  The first time was all the way back in 2011: https://www.lotterypost.com/news/234736

  The second time was nearly one year ago, in March of 2018: https://www.lotterypost.com/news/318910

  So the 60 Minutes piece is just a repeat of old news — a way for CBS to make money by recycling old stories that we've had here for more than 8 years.

   

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• Todd

  

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  Actually, I've found additional stories we published about this:

  • https://www.lotterypost.com/news/234880 (Aug. 2011)
  • https://www.lotterypost.com/news/237882 (Oct. 2011)
  • https://www.lotterypost.com/news/300324 (Feb. 2016)

   

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