[Tichy]

I don't think it is a given that every lottery can be hacked.

I would also like to recommend this PG essay: http://paulgraham.com/wealth.html

[stfu]

These things are rarely about the money itself, but about taking on an established system, questioning it, and finding a way to beat it.

[iterationx]

Not every lottery, but it does happen. http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-08-11/news/30004911...

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/02/statistician-crack...