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Are Powerball drawings and 'Quick Pick' numbers really random?

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imageHow hard is it to build a random number generator?Philip Sears/Reuters

The math behind all the discussion of tonight’s Powerball drawing assumes true randomness – equal likelihood for each number to be chosen, both in the drawing itself and, crucially, in the process of assigning “Quick Picks” to ticket buyers who...

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