. It would take another four years to figure out that Tipton was actually the mastermind behind what quickly became the most daring lottery fraud in the United States.

Jackpot: America’s Biggest Lotto Scam explores Tipton’s personality and how he plotted and masterminded his ambitious plan, starting with his job. He worked as head security at Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) where he had access to an algorithm that drew the numbers for lotteries across the United States.

However, in programming the algorithm, Tipton created a piece of self-effacing malicious code that allowed him to predict the draws while supposedly leaving no trace behind.