Gerrard Kaonga
There's plenty of things in life it's not good to be serial at - a serial dater, offender or killer - but serial lottery winner? Count me in.
You'd think even being in with winning the lottery once would be a long shot, however, one man here to prove you otherwise is Richard Lustig from Orlando, Florida.
And he didn't just win twice or three times, but a whopping seven times, scooping big prizes in seven state-sponsored lottery games from 1993 to 2010, pocketing a solid amount of winnings in the process.
Richard's seven wins have seen him win over one million dollars - granted, this may not be in the mega millions, but I'm sure all of us would love a handy one mil in the bank, eh?
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And thankfully for all of us who gave up math as quickly as we could in high school, Richard's tips don't really come down to anything particularly intellectual.
He said: “The three things you can do to increase your chances of winning a lottery game is to pick your own numbers and stick with them every time; set a budget; and never spend rent or grocery money to play a lottery game."
But are Richard's tips actually helpful?
Well, his first tip is to pick your numbers and stick with them every time, whether it's a birthday or a lucky number. The problem is that lottery numbers are chosen entirely at random, meaning that no one combination is going to increase your chances on any one occasion, according to Forbes.
Richard's second tip is simple: Set a budget.
That's certainly good advice. There's no point in winning $10k if you've already spent $20k on tickets.
And Richard's third piece of advice? It's kind of an extension of number two.
He says to never spend rent or grocery money in order to play the lottery.
But there is one way which you can seemingly increase your chances at winning and that's to join a lottery pool.
There is a trade off that you would have to share any winnings that anyone takes in the pool, but your chances of bagging a prize are increased.
Off the back of Richard's advice, the main thing to remember here is to play responsibly.
Please gamble responsibly. For help, support and advice about problem gambling, contact the National Problem Gambling Helpline Network here.