Its main author maintains that it was simple arithmetic. The best thing about it was that everything was legal.
The cinema in its history is full of facts of overcoming and fortune, but very few scripts tell stories like what happened to Jerry y Marge Selbee in United States. Both are a married couple of retirees who achieved a formula of basic mathematics to win millions in the lottery for nine years.
So successful is his case that the story was released as a film. Is about Jerry & Marge Go Large, which stars Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening.
According to the BBCthe Selbee’s fortunes changed when, in 2003, the man noticed a draw for the winfall lottery of the state of Michigan. From there he created a system that assured him profits through moderate investment. Everything was in order.
At that time the game indicated that the jackpot would be awarded to those who matched all six numbers. However, there were amounts to be distributed among those who had 5 or 4 hits.
Formula to win in the Lottery
This is how Jerry did the calculations and concluded that if he spent $1,100 in tickets, he would ensure that at least one would get four hits. That meant a profit of another $1,000.
As the formula worked, the second time was more daring, since he increased the initial investment under the idea that he could get 19 tickets with three hits, achieving an extra 50 dollars for each one.
With all of the above, his expense was 3,600 of the North American currency, achieving profits of 6,300.
In an interview with CBS, the man maintained that, after perfecting his technique, he went for an $8,000 bet, winning prizes of $15,600.
“It’s actually basic arithmetic. It gives you the satisfaction of being successful at something worthwhile, not just for us personally, but for our friends and family. The only thing I find really remarkable is that no one else seemed to get it,” he stated.
Already with the formula for success consolidated, the couple started investments and created a company called GS Investment Strategies, where they sold shares for $500.
It is estimated that during the last few years the couple invested $600,000 three times a year in various lotteries in the United States with modalities similar to those of Winfall. In all that time his earnings reached 27 million dollars.
Jerry and Marge Selbee ended their bets in 2012, due to two reasons. One of them was to rest and spend more time with the family, the other was related to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which that year discovered the same formula.
“I was shocked, amazed, that these nerdy math geniuses had found a legal way to win a state lottery and make millions off of it,” the man said.