As a historical aside, the French mathematician Charles Marie de La Condamine (with the help of some guy named Voltaire) did almost exactly that in the 1720s:

As a historical aside, the French mathematician Charles Marie de La Condamine (with the help of some guy named Voltaire) did almost exactly that in the 1720s: http://www.damninteresting.com/the-enlightenment-guide-to-winning-the-lottery/ http://www.damninteresting.com/the-enlightenment-guide-to-wi...