When random isn't random at all. Mohan Srivastava is a statistician who figured out how to beat a Canadian scratch lottery game -- and he didn’t even profit from it.

A Virginia woman who chose a scratch-off lottery ticket from a vending machine at random won a $500,000 prize.

A 64-year-old Muskegon woman said she hadn't played the lottery in a while, but had an urge to buy a ticket recently. It's a good thing she acted on that urge because she won $500,000 on the 777 ...

NEED TO KNOW A retired graphic designed won $30,000 on a scratch-off ticket that Maryland lottery officials said he received as a "random" gift from his nephew The uncle now plans to pay off some ...