From the comfort of his desk in the UCLA mathematics department, Skip Garibaldi uses his analytical expertise to help find lottery scammers across the country. Garibaldi, the associate director of the ...

My print column this week examines the math of the lottery. A government-run gambling game may indeed be a tax on people who are bad at math, as mathematicians, T-shirts and bumper stickers suggest, ...

The world of lotteries offers a unique and fascinating application of mathematical principles. While lotteries are often viewed as a form of entertainment or a chance to win big, they are deeply ...

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A four-time Texas lottery winner’s timing is priceless. Joan Ginther, 63, has been dubbed “the luckiest woman on earth,” having scratched her way to four jackpots worth a total of $20.4 million.

Point: The Powerball lottery prize is past $1 billion. Counterpoint: Powerball players will probably lose close to $700 million, collectively, by playing. These 10 stocks could mint the next wave of ...

BOONE COUNTY, Ky. (WKRC) - A group of 30 current and former employees of a Boone County middle school won a $1 million Powerball prize. They carpooled to the Kentucky Lottery on Tuesday to turn in ...