Children whose parents won the lottery do not seem to have higher IQs or greater success in life. These findings are consistent with a large body of evidence indicating that IQ depends mostly on genes and very little on the environment in which a person grows up.

Children whose parents won the lottery do not seem to have higher IQs or greater success in life. These findings are consistent with a large body of evidence indicating that IQ depends mostly on genes and very little on the environment in which a person grows up.