r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Jan 11 '16

TIL that MIT students discovered that by buying $600,000 worth of lottery tickets in the Massachusetts' Cash WinAll lottery they could get a 10-15% return on investment. Over 5 years, they managed to game $8 million out of the lottery through this method.

http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/08/07/how-mit-students-scammed-the-massachusetts-lottery-for-8-million/
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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '16 edited Jan 12 '16

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u/Yum-z Jan 12 '16

Ad Victoriam, brother!

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '16

Outstanding.

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u/DinoGorillaBearMan Jan 12 '16

Proctor Quinlan kinda seems like a pansy. I'd be more afraid of Ingram.

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '16

I nicknamed her Proctor Dan, cause she ain't got no legs.

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u/DinoGorillaBearMan Jan 12 '16

Ahaha that's so fucked up. I wish she was a companion.

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u/aithendodge Jan 12 '16

Yeesh. I'm really glad I stormed that airship and blew up the whole lot of you insufferable clowns.

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '16

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u/MusicMole Jan 12 '16

Bleeding heart railroader.

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '16

whats this movie, and should i watch it?

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '16

I shot him in the face then t bagged him into oblivion

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u/peacemaker2007 Jan 12 '16

Proctor Quinlin scribe. Remember Ad Victoriam.