Retired US Couple Cracks Lottery Code Using Basic Arithmetic & Wins A Whopping Rs 200 Crore
Jerry Selbee and his wife Marge became multi-millionaires after hacking a loophole in the lottery. Jerry holds an undergraduate degree in Maths - the same subject which made the couple rich through lottery games. The group used to buy thousands of tickets during the roll-down week and made close to 57 crores 8 million dollars.
While you may detest Mathematics, this subject is the sole reason why this US couple is Rs 2 crore richer. All because they cracked a lottery code using simple arithmetic.
According to The Sun, retired couple Jerry Selbee and his wife Marge became multi-millionaires after hacking a loophole in the lottery and reaped the benefits for years.
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Jerry holds an undergraduate degree in Maths - the same subject which made the couple rich through lottery games.
"It is actually just basic arithmetic. It gave you the satisfaction of being successful at something that was worthwhile to not only us personally but to our friends and our family," reports LadBible.
Reports state that the couple were high school sweethearts, and raised six kids while running a popular convenience store in Michigan.
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The unique feature he cracked was the 'roll down', which was when no one won the $5 million jackpot and the money was then spread across those who matched five, four and three numbers.
''I just multiplied it out and then I said, 'Hell, you got a positive return here,'' Jerry told Huffington Post.
His first attempt at cracking the code saw him double his money, firstly buying Rs 2,58,066 of Winfall tickets and getting back Rs 4,51,615. Mr Selbee then bought Rs 5,73,480 at the next 'roll down' and nearly doubled that amount again.
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The group used to buy thousands of tickets during the roll-down week and made close to 57 crores (8 million dollars).
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There was no trouble for the couple since Greg Sullivan, the then state inspector general in Massachusetts came to the conclusion that Jerry and his group have not done anything illegal. They were then let go.
