[Heartlander]

Your odds on the lottery are always the same. This is why I only play when the payout is at least twice the odds.

[AndrewC]

Your odds on the lottery are always the same.

Yep, slim and "none". Just pointing out the analysis for the poker v lottery question is flawed. The reason you expect to eventually draw a full house is that the odds are 3,744/2,598,960 or about 1.4 in 1000 per draw from a virgin random deck. It seems slightly better than the 1 in 14 million odds of his Candadian lottery. Oh and choosing the same lotto numbers for each draw gives the effect of a "non-moving" target and "rolling" the numbered balls.

[AndrewC]

This is why I only play when the payout is at least twice the odds.

Yes, wise. You can then justify the expense to the wife as an "investment". High risk but great payoff.