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Mega Millions: What is the New Normal?

Using math modeling techniques including thousand-year models, I forecast the changes in behavior of the Mega Millions game to be expected from structural changes that took effect in October 2013. This article appeared inĀ NASPL Insights February 2014.

Author stephenwadePosted on February 1, 2014November 2, 2017Categories design features, Draw Games, forecasting, Mathematical Models

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