You're thinking of Stefan Mandel's International Lotto Fund[0]. They tried to buy every ticket in the Virginia state lottery in 1992. They won the money, but II

You're thinking of Stefan Mandel's International Lotto Fund[0]. They tried to buy every ticket in the Virginia state lottery in 1992. They won the money, but IIRC there were years of litigation. [0] http://investpost.org/mutual-funds/group-invests-5-million-to-hedge-bets-in-lottery/ http://investpost.org/mutual-funds/group-invests-5-million-t...