Thread: The lottery. The odds.
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Old 07-07-2005, 09:38 PM
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Default Re: The lottery. The odds.
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I can't seem to find any good enough reason not to play the lottery.

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I won't win.

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playing the lottery is -EV

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the odds are against winning.

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For each dollar one invests, mathematically and theoretically speaking, one would expect to win, say, 97cents.

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