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The dangers of a Powerball office pool

By Vincent Acovino,

Mallory Yu

Published September 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM EDT

An individual person's odds of winning the lottery are slim, so an office pool can be a way to improve your odds. But how do you avoid the pitfalls of the office lottery pool?

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