>>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20530196/
>>This couple has won the lottery AGAIN!.
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>>The first time around they won 2.5 million. If they had invested it in a 5% interest
>>savings acount, they could be living of $125,000 a year. So, other than greed, why play again?
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>This just goes to show that, in statistics, your chances of winning are the same week after week, even if you've won before.
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>"Acting Lottery Director Gardner Gurney said this was only the third time in Lotto’s history that a winner has hit the jackpot twice. The odds of winning just once were 22.5 million to one."
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> ... and a second time, therefore is still 22.5 million : 1, surely. The fact that it's happened twice before is further indicative evidence of this.
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>AFAIK

As I mentioned the missing part of the equation is how much of the initial 2.5m did they spend on tickets between times.

Anyway, off thread but on topic, I can't resist sharing this:
Using my online share dealing site (which shall remain nameless) I bought 500 shares yesterday at a whisker over £2 each. This afternoon they were at £4.88 so I immediately flogged the lot netting almost £1,500 in clear profit. The cash won't be in the account till Monday but checking back it looks as if the buy quote was the one in error and that deal is done and dusted.
Extra celebratory pint tonight - but I pity the poor programmer who introduced that gremlin......