The odds are long. 1 in 176,000,000 if the news stories are to be believed. When the lottery is $640 million there is a sure fire way to win. Buy up 176,000,000 lottery tickets. That would cover every possible number combination. It could only really be done by a billionaire with a lot of time on his hands or some hedge fund as a way for a sure fire return on money spent. You would win.
But there's also a chance that someone else would also have the numbers. The profit would be less and you might not cover the expense of buying every possible combination.
Though I didn't win, it was fun to think about what I would do with that kind of cash. And for $5, that's not bad. Like they say, you can't win if you don't play.
it really is the coolest raffle in the world. I'm thinking of starting one myself. Want in?
ReplyDeleteI found a lottery ticket on the ground 2 days after the big jackpot. It had 10 draws on it. I won $10 from a ticket I didn't buy. It's the most I won off the lottery in ages. Wonder who lost it. Bad luck for them. Good luck for me.
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