Ian Coss

Yes. To John Koza, our unemployed computer scientist, the... the potential of his game design seemed completely obvious. Like again, it was instant lottery, something that even the mafia could not offer their customers.

Yes. To John Koza, our unemployed computer scientist, the... the potential of his game design seemed completely obvious. Like again, it was instant lottery, something that even the mafia could not offer their customers.

Yes. To John Koza, our unemployed computer scientist, the... the potential of his game design seemed completely obvious. Like again, it was instant lottery, something that even the mafia could not offer their customers.

But this time, there was one place that was ready to hear them out. Massachusetts. Even better, the director of the Massachusetts lottery was not one of those FBI agents.

But this time, there was one place that was ready to hear them out. Massachusetts. Even better, the director of the Massachusetts lottery was not one of those FBI agents.

But this time, there was one place that was ready to hear them out. Massachusetts. Even better, the director of the Massachusetts lottery was not one of those FBI agents.

You know those kids still talk about that vacation and hate it, right, Ian? There's no way that was a good vacation.

You know those kids still talk about that vacation and hate it, right, Ian? There's no way that was a good vacation.

You know those kids still talk about that vacation and hate it, right, Ian? There's no way that was a good vacation.

But when John Koza was there, lucky for him, the PhD in computer science worked well for Dr. Peralt. He arrived in Massachusetts with his pitch for an instant ticket. Things seemed promising. You know, that man in charge spoke his language, combinatorics and all. And the people around him were eager to try something new. There was just one problem.

But when John Koza was there, lucky for him, the PhD in computer science worked well for Dr. Peralt. He arrived in Massachusetts with his pitch for an instant ticket. Things seemed promising. You know, that man in charge spoke his language, combinatorics and all. And the people around him were eager to try something new. There was just one problem.

But when John Koza was there, lucky for him, the PhD in computer science worked well for Dr. Peralt. He arrived in Massachusetts with his pitch for an instant ticket. Things seemed promising. You know, that man in charge spoke his language, combinatorics and all. And the people around him were eager to try something new. There was just one problem.

Yeah, quite bad for John. But he was convinced his ticket was better. You know, John had spent so much time making those supermarket scratcher tickets. He had seen the ways that people hacked those tickets at first. And he was sure that this other company, they could not have made a ticket as secure as his. There was no way.

Yeah, quite bad for John. But he was convinced his ticket was better. You know, John had spent so much time making those supermarket scratcher tickets. He had seen the ways that people hacked those tickets at first. And he was sure that this other company, they could not have made a ticket as secure as his. There was no way.

Yeah, quite bad for John. But he was convinced his ticket was better. You know, John had spent so much time making those supermarket scratcher tickets. He had seen the ways that people hacked those tickets at first. And he was sure that this other company, they could not have made a ticket as secure as his. There was no way.

After the break, how to hack a lottery with a can of Diet Citrus Soda. Now, the thing the Massachusetts lottery was worried about, the danger in starting a brand new instant lottery ticket, is that if that instant ticket had a vulnerability,

After the break, how to hack a lottery with a can of Diet Citrus Soda. Now, the thing the Massachusetts lottery was worried about, the danger in starting a brand new instant lottery ticket, is that if that instant ticket had a vulnerability,

After the break, how to hack a lottery with a can of Diet Citrus Soda. Now, the thing the Massachusetts lottery was worried about, the danger in starting a brand new instant lottery ticket, is that if that instant ticket had a vulnerability,

then any convenience store clerk with a stack of tickets might be able to figure out which ones of those are winners, which ones are losers, and then, you know, hand out the winners to friends, keep them for themselves, like just corrupt the whole system.

then any convenience store clerk with a stack of tickets might be able to figure out which ones of those are winners, which ones are losers, and then, you know, hand out the winners to friends, keep them for themselves, like just corrupt the whole system.