A fortune cookie company correctly predicted lottery numbers in 2005, resulting in 110 winners across six US states. An investigation found no scam, just coincidence. The Powerball lottery paid out an additional $19 million. Lottery jackpots have a low return on investment, and the average winner runs out of money within five years. Winning the lottery is statistically less likely than being killed by bees.
A fortune cookie company once correctly guessed lottery numbers in 2005. In six different US states, 110 lottery winners used the numbers they received from messages in fortune cookies. An average of four winners were predicted for the Powerball draw, prompting lottery organizers to open an investigation. A computer error or scam was suspected to be the reason behind the large number of lottery prize winners, who received prizes from $100,000 United States Dollars (USD) to $500,000 USD. However, the investigation found that the winners all coincidentally had fortune cookies from the same New York-based fortune cookie company. Powerball lottery organizers ended up paying out an additional $19 million in windfall prizes.
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One computer scientist calculated that lottery jackpots of $420 million dollars produce the highest probability of winning, but still only bring a return on investment of $0.69 USD for every $1 USD spent.
The average lottery winner runs out of prize winnings within five years.
Statistically, a person is 33 times more likely to die after being attacked by bees than to win the lottery.
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