IMO, the two big lotteries are rigged. The vast majority of the numbers on the tickets purchased are generated by a computer. (aka Easy Pick) Then, the lottery organizer has an hour after the lottery closes and the actual "winning" numbers are drawn. A simple check (for a super compute) reveals all the possible combinations that weren't on tickets sold. A little nitrogen (lighter than air) in the balls for the win and (something a bit heavier for the losing numbers) you have 20+ consecutive drawings with no winner.
There is no way the government is going to hand some random jerk off a billion dollars
They don't, the fed gets 40%. Some won't lump sum the winnings, and instead pay out as a monthly check.
It's called the idiot tax for a reason. They steal that crap.
Exactly. What I said.
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