Playing to win

January 13, 2016 at 3:57AM

Playing to win

The lottery may be a long shot but here's some advice from some who know math:

• Choose number 13 because not many people do.

• Have a spare $584 million? That would cover all the possible combinations.

• In an office pool, get the divvying details in writing.

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