Is today your lucky day? The Powerball lottery jackpot was an estimated $20 million for the Saturday, Jan. 24 drawing with a cash option of $9 million, according to the Powerball website. The jackpot ...

Finding π using random numbers and probability. This short demonstrates a Monte Carlo approach, showing how randomness and statistics can converge to an accurate estimate of pi through repeated trials ...

Let's face it. You face some pretty steep odds to win the Powerball jackpot, like a 1 in 292.2 million chance. So is there any way to get edge? Does where you live matter? Are any numbers luckier than ...

The Powerball lottery jackpot was an estimated $244 million with a cash option of $114.2 million for Saturday night's drawing. Is today your lucky day? The lottery jackpot was an estimated $244 ...

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A man won big after buying a lottery ticket in Virginia, lottery officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A man went from a longtime Virginia resident to one of the state’s jackpot winners, lottery ...