I have always wondered if the odds of winning is true as stated.  If it is so difficult, how did Joan Ginther win it four times? Per the article, <i>Why would Joan Ginther, a math-savvy woman with a Ph.D. from Stanford, leave her home in Las Vegas, a block from three casinos, to devote countless hours to lottery longshots</i><p>if she can be considered a legend then someone can do it with powerball?<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.philly.com&#x2F;philly&#x2F;news&#x2F;nation_world&#x2F;How_lottery_legend_Joan_Ginther_used_odds_Uncle_Sam_to_win_millions.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.philly.com&#x2F;philly&#x2F;news&#x2F;nation_world&#x2F;How_lottery_l...</a>