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When I play (I don't know why but somehow I find it fun) I actually play SuperLotto which has a chance of 1 in 41,416,353 vs 1 in 292,201,338 with PowerBall. Better to make a few million with better odds than a few hundred million with worse odds. Never mind that it's much more likely that I will get struck by lightning :-(



That final 7x increase to the odds is the one that makes it not worth your while?


I didn't say it's well thought out...


If you want to win life-changing money, why not take the better odds?




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