Has anyone here actually won the diversity visa lottery? I've been playing for 7 years with no luck...

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I know a couple, but remember odds are around 3%, so def don’t count much with it

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Odds are country based and can be higher. My odds are technically closer to 10%, but I also never won.

What country is 3%, which ones is 10%, and what would be the odds of a Mexican citizen any given year (work based residence).

Omg! I misread. I see now it said Diversity visa, not the work visa. You are right Mexico is definitely not a target for that visa

Yap! My family (from Nigeria- back then we were not an excluded country) played for like 5 years, no luck. My girlfriend’s family on the other hand, played as a last minute “why not!” decision for the first time, and they won. They’re from Kenya.

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