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RE: Why Do People Play the Lottery?

in #life6 years ago

Those are some crazy odds. Can't win if you don't play though. I wonder what the odds of winning are if you don't even purchase a ticket. You just wake up one day smothered in cash and hookers. I can't see that happening any time soon. That 1/175,000,000 doesn't sound so bad now!

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it's probably about the same as if the system malfunctioned and they called out a name who's not bought a ticket
1 in 175 million is lower than being hit by a meteor square on the head

Well, Earth is something like 1 in 700 quintillion, yet it still happened. I suppose we're all born winners and shouldn't push our luck. I stopped playing the lottery years ago. I'll take what I can get.