This article was written by someone who doesn't understand math or the history of people beating lotteries. There are many lotteries that have times with an ex

This article was written by someone who doesn't understand math or the history of people beating lotteries. There are many lotteries that have times with an expected positive payout. The key is that the payout can't be shared. Most of the big lotteries have times like this but the chances of having to share it ensure the payout is never positive.