It’s common knowledge these days that the odds of someone winning the lottery are pretty miniscule. An often-cited statistic is that you’re more likely to be struck by lightning and die than choose ...

The 14th-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history, $815 million, will be on the line in Wednesday’s Mega Millions drawing after no tickets with all six numbers were sold for 37 consecutive drawings.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — 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 ...

If you're one of those weirdos who doesn't want us to have a draft lottery at all, congratulations – this year we kind of didn’t.Everyone stayed put, with the Sharks winning the first lottery ...

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.

Take a chance on introducing the mathematics of the lottery. It will further an understanding of not only probability, combinatorics, large and small numbers, and data analyses but also social justice ...

As lottery jackpots climbed to new highs earlier this year, including the Powerball’s historic $1.5 billion jackpot in January, followers of Salil Mehta’s blog began writing him to ask if ...

Please note that following Powerball's shift to a $2 lottery, the minimum jackpot prize — what the jackpot resets to after paying out a jackpot — has increased from $10 million to $40 million.

While a foreign concept to career winners LeBron James and Magic Johnson, new NBA lottery math means the Lakers should absolutely tank.

However, there’s a flip side to that math. The lottery isn’t like running simulations, in which probabilities are more likely to manifest themselves with each try.

Local News Cedar Hill math teacher wins 'green card lottery' to come to America "I was one of the few that was blessed to have the chance to come,” Asante said.