A Wanted Genius: He Won the Lottery 14 Times Without Breaking Any Laws, Yet He Is A Wanted Man

Published on 05/10/2020
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Reach for the Sky

Fast-forwarding to the 80s, where Stefan and his family soon gained Australian citizenship and an unmatched access to the British commonwealth’s international lottery system. He now focused on the privately-owned UK lottery system, shaping his formula to suit its structure. Stefan’s new objective was to patiently wait out the growing jackpot’s buildup until it reached its peak. He could then successfully spend a lot of money buying winning tickets, while still turning a good profit. While this plan looked good on paper, it had an obvious flaw. How was he to gather all the winning tickets from across the country?

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Automatic Success

Stefan would prove to be a highly practical genius, one who took advantage of the simple technology he had available to him at the time. Part of his scheme was to have loads of printers, all linked up to a computer program, which would then print lottery slips already containing the existing winning groupings. This required constant sorting of all the tickets’ receipts to keep track of everything. Keep reading to know how exactly he pulled off one winning streak after another. Obviously, Mandel couldn’t do all this alone.

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