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To: Bigh4u2
I think when the jackpot is lower, the odds are better, ...

Maybe one of you Mathmagicians can correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't the odds the same regardless of the size of the jackpot? (scratch, scratch) (:^D)

69 posted on 02/15/2006 7:43:16 AM PST by WideGlide (That light at the end of the tunnel might be a muzzle flash.)
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To: WideGlide

The factor here is that when the jackpot grows higher, more tickets sell, increasing the chances of it having to be split up into smaller pieces. So the higher the prize, the less valuable the expected value of a winning ticket.


100 posted on 02/15/2006 8:09:28 AM PST by krb (ad hominem arguments are for stupid people)
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