Joan R. Ginther Explained

Joan R. Ginther was an American lottery winner. On four occasions between 1993 and 2010 she collected winnings in excess of US$2 million in state lotteries, to a grand total of .

Description

Joan Ginther was an American four-time lottery winner. She first won the lottery in 1993, when she won in Lotto Texas (equivalent to about $M in). Her next win came in 2006 when she won $2 million in the Holiday Millionaire scratch-off. Her third win happened in 2008, when she won $3 million from a Millions and Millions ticket. In 2010, she won $10 million, her largest prize, bringing her total winnings to $20.4 million.^[1] According to mathematicians asked by the Associated Press, the odds of winning this many times were one in 18 times 10 to the power 24,^[2] but this was apparently a miscalculation.^[3] All of her winning tickets were purchased in Texas, and two of them were bought from the same convenience store in Bishop, Texas.^[4] Prior to her death she lived in Las Vegas, Nevada, and preferred to keep a low profile.^[5]

Death

Ginther died on April 12, 2024.^[6]

See also

- Lotteries in the United States

Notes and References

1. Web site: Texas Woman Wins Lottery for uFourth Time. 7 July 2010. ABC News. 22 October 2018.
2. Nathaniel Rich . The Luckiest Woman on Earth . . Aug 2011 .
3. If for example she bought 4000 lottery tickets over the years and had a chance of winning of one in ten million each time, then the probability of her winning four times would be (4000 x 3999 x 3998 x 3997)/(x 4 !) (0 . 9999999 ^{3996})/(10000000 ^{4}) ≈ 10 ^{-15} . Other scenarios might give a higher probability.
4. Web site: Texan may be world's luckiest lottery winner. 7 July 2010. NBC News. 22 October 2018.
5. Web site: Three-time winner hits lotto jackpot again. 13 July 2010. mysanantonio.com. 22 October 2018.
6. Web site: Obituary.