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My guess is they figured out who prints the lottery tickets, then gathered data on the ticket ID numbering system produced by that printer in the past(winner vs
by jb775 6y ago
My guess is they figured out who prints the lottery tickets, then gathered data on the ticket ID numbering system produced by that printer in the past(winner vs loser ticket ID's), then trained that data via deep learning to figure out probabilities of jackpot likelihood for each ticket ID # (or by range of numbers), then figured out the historic distribution patterns in relation to the ticket ID #'s, then pinpointed the specific places actually selling those ticket ID's, then drove to West Bumblefuck and bought all those tickets.
- toast0 6y agoThat's the nefarious solution. The brute force solution seems to be use published redeemed winning ticket numbers to estimate sold ticket numbers? And then run expected value calculations of the unclaimed prizes vs the unsold tickets; if positive enough, go out and buy as many tickets as you can, process them and claim the winners (and enter any second chance drawings). Of course, if people delay claimimg prizes, it makes the estimates inaccurate.
- rm445 6y agoMy guess would be employee fraud. Nothing against the people mentioned in the article, just where I'd start looking. There are umpteen posts in this thread already about potential interesting ways to game lotteries, but the historic way to get an edge is to have an insider.