How Math Helped One Man Win the Lottery 14 Times (3 of 3)

The Legacy of a Mathematical Millionaire

How much Mandel personally earned after investor payouts, taxes, and legal costs remains unclear. What is known is that his system delivered millions in winnings and reshaped how lotteries structured their rules afterward. Many jurisdictions quietly changed ticket limits, printing policies, and jackpot structures to prevent similar exploits.

After winning 14 lotteries, Mandel retired from public life and settled in Vanuatu, living comfortably far from the systems he once outsmarted. His story remains one of the rare cases where intelligence—not luck—beat a game designed to defeat everyone.