You did not win the $US640 Mega Millions jackpot on Friday. But neither did all of the idiots out there who tried to fake it — some of them pretty darn convincingly. Dr Neal Krawetz over at the Hacker Factor blog went out and squashed one of the especially convincing fakes. Here’s how.
In what has to be one of the biggest Indian giver moves ever, Danish state-run lottery company Danske Spil notified 300 people via email that they just won billions in the lottery… only they really didn’t. They were only notified because of a glitch in the system, meaning for half an hour 300 people thought their lives had changed forever.
Sure, it’s an ad – an ad for Washington’s Lottery – but who wouldn’t want to joust with a friend on a pair of Segways? Or play polo? Just let me know when you win the lottery, and I’ll be there to help you spend it.
The odd lottery ticket purchase when you’re feeling particularly lucky is fine, but when it becomes an addiction it’s time for an intervention. Two artists did just that, showing what could’ve been bought with the money spent on tickets.