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  <body><![CDATA[<p>Georgia Tech mathematician Lew Lefton explained the odds of winning the $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot. The drawing on Tuesday, Oct. 23, turned up a winning ticket sold in South Carolina. But as Lefton said many times in many venues, it won&#39;t be you.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Lefton&#39;s first appeared on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBG3gqGFJZ8">Georgia Tech YouTube</a>&nbsp;and then at the <a href="https://www.ajc.com/video/local-video/mathematician-weighs-odds-winning-mega-millions-billion-jackpot/CIpJWJGyQTB5OcxkfmxjYM/?fbclid=IwAR1OtRmxRRCVM_8OrG1HgVx8vDHLMz98avQn-7Ag7sCuOdHonFVSDMNn_DM">Atlanta Journal Constitution&#39;s coverage</a>.Those were&nbsp;followed by guest spots on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CTVNewsChannel/videos/305140713406561/">Canadian TV</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GTSciences/videos/340660856689020/">BBC World Service</a>.&nbsp;</p>
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