Re: How much do you value your life?
 

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Personally, I'd take it for any amount of money greater than I could make in the time it takes me to pick a ticket.

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Re: How much do you value your life?
 

The ammount is not as important to me as the probability.

I would take the bet if the odds of dying were 1000 to 1. And the payoff was like 5 million.

Why? Because I sometimes assume risks of 1000 to 1 of dying without having a payoff at all (example: trying to cross a busy multi-lane street outside the pedestrian zone by running fast) or I guess some extreme sports like mountain climbing or bouldering could have the same odds of dying.

100 to 1 would require billions, and even then, I don't know if i'd take it.

Re: How much do you value your life?
 

then again.. i dont know if id take 1000 to 1 as well.

sometimes the longshot comes through :/
like when I won the billion hand at Pokerstars, i calculated my odds were well under 1 to 4000 and i hit.

good question though

Re: How much do you value your life?
 

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when you die you cease to be concious instantly, then it would make no difference, as you'd only be aware when you win.

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I think it's better if you have a second or two to let the information sink in; you can get out one last "F**k me!" before you go, like when Wile E. Coyote realizes he no longer has cliff underneath him.

I go with $500K.

Re: What if ....
 

I play this game with 20 tickets.

Re: How much do you value your life?
 

I don't play...life is the big money ticket. I'm scared shitless of death.

Re: How much do you value your life?
 

I would do it if the winning ticket was $30,000,000. On 30 mil, I can live the rest of my life very comfortably.

Re: How much do you value your life?
 

Not sure if there's any amount of money I would do this for. Being an atheist, I know there will be nothing when I do. I'd much rather be alive with no money than dead. Plus I'm still young and have the best years of my life to go through. My answer might change if I was 45 with a old, fat wife and kids asking for college money.

Re: How much do you value your life?
 

4 million dollars.

Re: How much do you value your life?
 

1 Billion. There's a lot of stuff I want. I think a 1% chance of dying is worth it to be able to have it. I have other ways to try and make a million dollars or more without riking my life, but for a billion, I think I'd take it.