Harvard statistician shares 'guaranteed' Mega Millions jackpot strategy

YOU CAN TRY TO USE LUCK TO BEAT >> >> A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL BE'S -- RELYING ON A STRATEGY OF LUCK TO BEAT THE ODDS, BUT A HARVARD STRATEGIST SAYS HE'S FOUND ANOTHER WAY. SOME PEOPLE PLAY SPECIAL LOTTERY NUMBERS. OTHERS SPREAD THEIR TICKET SHOPPING AROUND. >> THE PROBLEM WITH THOSE STRATEGIES IS, THEY DON'T WORK. BUT HARVARD STATISTICIAN MARK GLICKMAN HAS A LOTTERY STRATEGY THAT HE SAYS IS 100% GUARANTEED. >> THAT MIGHT SOUND PREPOSTEROUS. >> PROFESSOR GLICKMAN'S STRATEGY IS BASED ON THE FACT THAT. WHEN THE MEGA MILLIONS MACHINE PICKS FIVE WHITE BALLS AND ONE GOLDEN ONE. THERE'S A LIMITED NUMBER OF COMBINATIONS, JUST OVER 303 MILLION. >> SUPPOSE YOU WERE TO THINK FOR YOURSELF THAT YOU WANTED TO PLAY 300 AND 3 MILLION TIMES. >> PLAYING MEGA MILLIONS AT 300 MILLION TIMES, WOULD REQUIRE A INITIAL INVESTMENT OF 605 THOUSAND DOLLARS. LEAVING YOU WITH A PROFIT OF $675 MILLION. >> IT SEEMS LIKE A GREAT STRATEGY. YOU ARE PAYING LESS MONEY TO GET THIS PAYOFF AT THE END OF THE BILLION. , THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THAT OTHER PEOPLE COULD TRY THE SAME THING. >> IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU END UP HAVING TO SHARE THE JACKPOT WITH OTHER WINNERS. YOUR RETURN ON INVESTMENT SUDDENLY PLUMMETS AND YOU LOSE MONEY. BUT IF NOBODY CONTINUES TO WIN. AND THE JACKPOT CONTINUES TO GROW TO SAY FIVE OR $10 BILLION. THEN PROFESSOR GLICKMAN SAYS THE MATH FOR HIS PLAN LOOKS EVEN BETTER. >> AND THEN ALL THE SUDDEN THIS STRATEGY OF BUYING EVERY SINGLE LOTTERY TICKET STARTS TO BE MORE ATTRACTIVE. >> THERE'S ALSO THE PRACTICAL PROBLEM OF HOW YOU WILL FIND THE TIME TO FILL OUT THE BUBBLES FOR 303 MILLION TICKETS, EACH WITH A DIFFERENT NUMBER. IF YOU'RE STARTING RIGHT NOW, YOU HAVE LESS THAN FIVE HOURS. LIVE IN ROSLINDALE, DAVID

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Keywords: Boston, lottery numbers, mark glickman, mega millions, strategy

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Length: 2min 16sec (136 seconds)

Published: Fri Jul 29 2022