The only story about a lottery is "Un billet de loterie". The prize
here is 100,000 mark; no idea how that amount of money translates to
euros or USD.
The giant Game of Goose played in "Le testament d'un excentrique" is
also a lottery of sorts.
Cheers,
Garmt.
On 1 April 2012 23:03, David McCallister <drmmystery1881~at~gmail.com> wrote:
> How does the Megamillions lotto prize this weekend of $500+ million in
> the combine of some states of the USA (Florida doesn't participate-
> phooey) stack up against the Begum's Fortune?
> I understand that the one was an inheritance, and the other a lottery
> - but are the numbers similar? Was the Begum's Fortune in British
> Pounds?
> Aren't there a couple of Verne stories about lotteries?
> David McCallister
Received on Mon 02 Apr 2012 - 10:18:01 IDT