[General] Lotto Run?

[Matthew O'Gorman]

On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:12:06 -0500, Devin Boyer <boyerd at gmail.com> wrote:
> "A jackpot-winning ticket must match all five numbers drawn from a pot
> containing 56 balls and then match the Mega Ball, which is drawn from a pot
> containing 46 numbers. Odds of winning are almost 176 million to 1. Each
> ticket costs $1."
> 
> If I'm reading this right (too lazy to crunch the numbers) for $176
> million, you can buy one of every ticket.  Because "Friday's $476 million
> prize is payable as an annuity over 26 years," it seems like it would make
> for a decent return-on-investment.
> 
> If only I had the $176 million...
> 
Not bad assuming no one else wins with you devin and thus splits the
pot...

By the way to everyone interested in buying tickets, I will happily take
your money here locally.


-- 
Matthew O'Gorman
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email: mog at rldn.net
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