TIL a group led by two gamblers won $95m in a Texas lottery after organizing the purchase of nearly all of the 26m possible numeric combinations. They took a one-time payout of $57.8m and made about $20m after taxes. The nearly 26m tickets were printed at 4 locations in the 3 days between drawings.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/new-details-revealed-in-lotto-texas-95m-jackpot-operation/ar-AA1QAJKz?ocid=u508dhp
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