They discovered a mathematical formula to win the lottery and got 26 million USD.

The life of Jerry and Marge Selbee, a retired couple living in Evart, Michigan, changed in 2003, when he discovered a mathematical formula that would allow you to win a lottery type. Since then, they got 26 million USD and Hollywood wants to make its story known in the cinema.

For six years, the couple won state lottery games. They also helped others defeat the system, the portal said. Daily mail.

When, in 2003, Jerry found the mathematical formula to win, the couple decided to sell the convenience store he had owned for 17 years.

Jerry Selbee studied mathematics at the Wester Michigan University and As soon as he saw the announcement of a type of lottery called Winfall, he knew that he could win it.

He realized that when there was no winner for the $ 5 million jackpot, the money was divided between those who guessed just in five, four and three numbers.

Then, Jerry bought thousands of tickets that would allow him to have enough options to get five, four and three hits. He thought that if he spent $ 1,100 in tickets, he could have one with four winning numbers, which would leave him about $ 1,000.

If he had 18 or 19 tickets with three hits, he would get $ 50 for each, for a total gain of $ 1,900.

On his first attempt to win the lottery, he bought $ 3,600 in Winfall tickets and earned $ 6,300. Next time, he went further: he bought 8,000 USD and won almost double.

"It's a basic arithmetic. This gives you the satisfaction of achieving something worthwhile not only for us personally, but also for our friends and family. The only thing I find really remarkable is that nobody else seemed to understand it, "Selbee explained in an interview for CBS News.

Jerry shared his lottery fever with his wife Marge and they started playing hundreds of dollars, but the problem did not stop there.

The couple invited family and friends to join a company created by Jerrycalled G.S. Investment Strategies and buy shares of 500 USD each. In this way, they could invest more money in the lottery and ultimately share the profits. Currently, his group is composed of about 25 people.

In Michigan, the game ended due to lack of sales and they decided to play the lottery in Mbadachusetts.

The couple puts $ 600,000 in every game, seven times a year, and spends up to 10 hours sorting tickets by hand for ten consecutive days. At home, they lose about 18 million tickets, which they keep in 65 plastic boxes.

His story drew attention for the first time when the Boston Globe was informed that Cash Winfall tickets were sold in large quantities. The newspaper realized that the Selbees and a group of mathematics students at MIT dominated the match.

Selbee Corporation won $ 26 million, Although their benefits, already tax-free, amounted to $ 8 million, they used to renovate their homes and help their families

The Selbee sold the rights of their story to producers who want to make a film about them.