Thank you for taking the time to help me with my question. I actually came up with the same web pages you did before I submitted my question. I wanted someone to cross check the answer because I found it hard to believe.

1,600 Million $$ lottery winners per year sounds extremely high and I frankly don't believe it. That means 32 Million $$ winners per state per year, and not every state even has a lottery.

If you want to take another shot at finding where TLC got their stats, I would be willing to pay you another fee. I wonder if they are counting Slot Machine winners or other non-lottery sources.

Dear Homework Helper1:

If you can find any supporting references for TLC's claim of 1,600 per year, or find another source that supplies a reliable annual number, I will be happy to pay you an additional $15.00. OK?

I am not confident using ANY factoid that has not been cross-checked in some way, and the answer TLC provides doesn't sound realistic to me.

Thank you for your help so far.