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[Zhangrc]

Originally Posted by Jwb52z

P-1 found a factor in stage #2, B1=490000, B2=13984000.
UID: Jwb52z/Clay, M114758353 has a factor: 3328576113941665489451567 (P-1, B1=490000, B2=13984000)

81.461 bits.

You'd better upgrade Prime95 to the latest version of 30.8 to enjoy the P-1 speedup.

[Jwb52z]

P-1 found a factor in stage #2, B1=495000, B2=14132000.
UID: Jwb52z/Clay, M115980679 has a factor: 35021896406377410743734681239671 (P-1, B1=495000, B2=14132000)

104.788 bits.

[James Heinrich]

Originally Posted by Jwb52z

UID: Jwb52z/Clay, M115980679 has a factor

Still on v30.7b9... see https://www.mersenne.org/download/

[retina]

Originally Posted by BudgieJane

The best way to win the lottery is not to buy any tickets.

The best way to win is to run the lottery and sell tickets.

Or, if there are oppressive laws in your area that forbid you doing that, then rig it in your favour, or bribe the programmer, or similar.

[Dr Sardonicus]

Originally Posted by retina

The best way to win is to run the lottery and sell tickets.

Or, if there are oppressive laws in your area that forbid you doing that, then rig it in your favour, or bribe the programmer, or similar.

This brings to mind a criminal case I'd heard about some years back.

<google google>

Found it. The following news story from January 2022 is about the case.

Lottery scam's alleged mastermind is paroled after 4 1/2 years in prison

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The Iowa Board of Parole has approved the release of Eddie Tipton, the former information security director of the Multi-State Lottery Association based in Urbandale. Tipton was arrested in 2015 and accused of installing computer code on lottery computers that allowed him to predict the winning numbers.

His efforts to rig the drawings were uncovered after Iowa Lottery officials grew suspicious over an anonymous attempt to claim a $16.5 million Hot Lotto jackpot. They eventually linked Tipton, his brother, Tommy, and a longtime friend, Robert Rhodes, to suspicious winnings claimed in five states.
<snip>

[harlee]

P-1 found a factor in stage #2, B1=1000000, B2=354388650 on a Mac OS X 64-bit,v30.8,build 15

UID: harlee/i5-5250U_1600, M7978781 has a factor: 3972308628969248687924140052597030897 (P-1, B1=1000000, B2=354388650)

121.579 bits

[harlee]

P-1 found a factor in stage #2, B1=660000, B2=53460000

UID: harlee/i5-5250U_1600, M8051803 has a factor: 3659124125202063740433468127527432673 (P-1, B1=660000, B2=53460000),

121.461 bits