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To: HartleyMBaldwin

The odds don’t really work that way. 5 tickets would only increase your odds to 1 in 301,999,995 instead of 1 in 302 million. 2 tickets would increase your odds to 1 in 289,999,998. Neither one is a “good” bet, but an interesting diversion if you are so inclined.


27 posted on 09/27/2024 7:14:37 PM PDT by WarriorPoet
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To: WarriorPoet

Absurd.


32 posted on 09/27/2024 7:53:40 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: WarriorPoet

Aa a poet, you flunked math, huh?


44 posted on 09/27/2024 9:57:39 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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