Megabucks plan rankles lottery players
Like anyone who plays the lottery, Dean Thornblad was hoping to get rich quickly. He studied the odds of winning the various games before shelling out $150 for three season tickets that automatically enter him in twice-weekly drawings of Megabucks. At 1 in 5.2 million, the odds of hitting the jackpot, long by any standard, seemed to him at least ... (Full article: 844 words)
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