Two Maryland women turned a regular day into a jackpot moment when they cracked open safes filled with cash and scratch-offs ...

The random winning numbers on lottery tickets aren't exactly random at all. Mohan Srivastava is the man who figured out how to beat a scratch lottery game -- and he didn’t even profit from it.

It’s nice to imagine winning the lottery. A big payout from Powerball or even a minor windfall from a scratch-off ticket can make a big difference to most people. But buying a ticket might seem like ...