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Hugin

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7. A lot of people, well, and actually tickets...

Reply to rampartd (Reply #5)

Wed Feb 11, 2026, 10:20 AM

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I recall an Australian company setting out to collect the Florida lottery years back. They calculated that they could still make a profit if they bought every combination of numbers. So they had a crew of people buying all of them. The purchases overwhelmed the system, but not before the winning combination had been bought.

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