In this episode of Lottery, Dreams, and Fortune, Powerball winner Timothy Schultz interviews Brad Osborne, co-writer and director of the new documentary Jackpot: The Biggest Lottery Scam in U.S. History, and Terry Rich, executive producer and former Iowa Lottery CEO who helped crack the case.
They share the unbelievable true story of Eddie Tipton, a lottery insider who manipulated the random number generator to try to steal $16.5 million. From surveillance footage to fake lawyers and hidden identities, this is the real-life fraud that changed how lotteries operate across the United States.
Topics include:
-How Tipton rigged the system from the inside
-How investigators followed digital breadcrumbs to catch him
-Behind-the-scenes decisions while making the Jackpot film
-Whether modern lotteries are still vulnerable
-What every lottery player should know
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