Monday, October 22, 2018

Mega Millions Odds - 1 in 303 Million

Why are the odds so low?

The lottery organizers are smart. The "you have to be in it to win it" marketing clouds the infinitesimally small chance of picking the winning numbers.

According to megamillions.com, "Players must pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers – five different numbers from 1 to 70 and one number from1 to 25 – or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick. You win the jackpot by matching all six winning numbers in the drawing."

http://www.megamillions.com/how-to-play
Here's another way of looking at it.

The New Yorker ~ Roz Chast

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