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How a Romanian economist won the lottery 14 times for millions

Stefan Mandel "gamed" the lottery with a story that reads like an action thriller.

Just after 11 PM on February 15, 1992, a janky ball machine at the Virginia State Lottery HQ spit out 6 winning numbers on live television: 8… 11… 13… 15… 19… 20.

In the coming days, officials would find out that one “person” had secured not only the $27,036,142 jackpot, but 6 second prizes, 132 third prizes, and 135 minor prizes collectively worth another $900k. FULL STORY



 

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