Someone tried it in Ireland in the 1990s: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.independent.co.uk&#x2F;news&#x2F;how-to-make-a-killing-on-the-lottery-1322272.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.independent.co.uk&#x2F;news&#x2F;how-to-make-a-killing-on-t...</a><p>Another attempt in Australia in 1992: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;1992&#x2F;02&#x2F;25&#x2F;us&#x2F;group-invests-5-million-to-hedge-bets-in-lottery.html?pagewanted=all" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;1992&#x2F;02&#x2F;25&#x2F;us&#x2F;group-invests-5-million...</a>