Couple wins millions using lottery loophole
It was completely legal and it won them millions. Jon Wertheim reports on how Jerry Selbee and his wife Marge used "basic arithmetic" to crack the code on certain lottery games.
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It was completely legal and it won them millions. Jon Wertheim reports on how Jerry Selbee and his wife Marge used "basic arithmetic" to crack the code on certain lottery games.
It was completely legal and it won them millions. Jon Wertheim reports on how Jerry Selbee and his wife Marge used "basic arithmetic" to crack the code on certain lottery games.
Mega Millions has rolled out several changes, including new ticket prices, jackpots and an increase in the odds of winning.
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If the winner opts for a cash prize, they will take home $336.1 million.
The prize was said to be the largest ever won by an iLottery player in the nation.
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Numbers will be drawn Tuesday night for the Mega Millions lottery, with an estimated jackpot of over $1 billion at stake.
There has not been a grand prize winner since New Year's Day.
No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since Dec. 8, a string of 30 consecutive drawings without anyone taking home the top prize.
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