[elcid1970]

You could accomplish those realistic goals with a lot less money than one billion. $100,000 or so, maybe.

I’ve always thought the lottery could actually benefit society if there were multiple winners of smaller jackpots.

Instead of one person winning $100,000,000, what if a thousand bettors each won $100,000? That’s an amount with which most people could realistically improve their lives.

But....lottery bettors aren’t realists, are they? My bad.

[driftless2]

I've always thought the lottery could actually benefit society if there were multiple winners of smaller jackpots

I've thought the same thing. Like with this billion dollar lottery coming up. Would anybody be upset if they and nine other people won 100 million? I don't think so.