That feature was called a "Rolldown", and the lottery announced when it was coming. Jon Wertheim: How long did you have the store? Jerry handled the liquor and cigarettes and Marge kept the books and made the sandwiches. Together they raised six kids and ran a local convenience store on Main Street. A single-stoplight factory-town that collapses in the folds of a map. Now Hollywood is callingįor years, high school sweethearts Jerry and Marge Selbee lived a quiet life in Evart, Michigan, population 1900. They didn't so much as beat the lottery odds as they figured them out. No, this is a ballad of a couple from small-town America who did something that most people only dream of. This is not a story, though, of a con, or a scam, or an inside job. Which is why investigators took note when a retired couple from Michigan, Jerry and Marge Selbee, made $26 million winning various state lottery games dozens of times. Because of these stakes, it's essential that, in both perception and reality, lotteries are truly games of chance, everyone entering with an equal opportunity to win. Over 25 states took in more from their lottery proceeds than from corporate income tax. Last year, Americans spent more than $80 billion playing state lotteries, that's around $250 for each citizen, more than what was spent on concerts, sporting events and movie tickets combined. How a retired couple found lottery odds in their favor 14:04
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