You’re right that it seems unlikely an individual could exploit this, and it’s silly for the article to emphasize that threat. However: “it may be that not eve

You’re right that it seems unlikely an individual could exploit this, and it’s silly for the article to emphasize that threat. However: “it may be that not everybody has exactly the same chance” — this might still be a concern. Whether it really is depends on how large N is, what version of Excel they’re using, and how often they re-run the lottery.