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October 23, 2018

Huge lottery prizes? Thank simple math, a few surprises

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE
Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa — For all the anticipation about whether someone will finally snag the gigantic Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots, the games come down to two things: simple math — and very long odds.

But there are some quirks and surprises about the math equations that likely will soon vault someone into stratospheric wealth after the jackpots grew for months without a winner.


 
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