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The Lottery Is a Predator and You Are Its Math-Illiterate Prey
Hamilton Nolan · 12/13/13 12:41PMMega Millions Jackpot Winner: My Girlfriend Just Dumped Me, 'Thank God'
Neetzan Zimmerman · 10/18/12 02:05PM'Three Amigos,' Trio of Public School Employees, Anonymously Claim Maryland's Mega Millions
Emma Carmichael · 04/10/12 12:40PMIt turns out that Maryland's Mega Millions winner is not the wonderful Mirlande Wilson, who is likely still looking for her pants, nor is it a single person—it's a trio of school employees who went in on lottery tickets together. They're attempting to remain anonymous and will be known simply as the "Three Amigos," which roughly translates to, "We Are Fucking Loaded Now."
Maryland Mega Millions Winner Comes Forward, Coyly
Louis Peitzman · 04/09/12 10:34PMMega Millions 'Winner' on Misplaced Ticket: 'I Haven't Looked in My Pants Yet'
Maureen O'Connor · 04/06/12 08:59AM"World's most famous McDonald's employee" Mirlande Wilson—who claims she has Maryland's winning Mega Millions ticket but hasn't decided whether or not she'll accept her winning yet—almost definitely didn't win the lottery. But, damn, she has totally won the lottery-centric news cycle. Check out the latest nonchalant multi-millionaire quotes she gave to The New York Post about her supposedly winning ticket:
Maryland McDonald's Maybe-Mega Millions Winner Explains Nothing at Press Conference
Adrian Chen · 04/04/12 04:24PMIs This Maryland McDonald's Employee a Mega Millions Winner or Just Crazy?
Adrian Chen · 04/04/12 09:35AMWe all knew the Mega Millions frenzy would eventually turn into a depressing cauldron of sadness. A McDonald's worker in Baltimore, Maryland says she has the one winning ticket sold in her state, but her coworkers claim the ticket was bought as part of a lottery pool. Though she's probably just making the whole thing up.