[xzins]

Not really.

As one approaches zero it is in fact zero.

Therefore, the odds of YOU winning the lottery is zero.

Wanna test it next week?

I'll bet you lose and you can bet that you win. I'll wager a cup of Starbucks Gold Coast.

[malakhi]

As one approaches zero it is in fact zero.

Nope. Given sufficient time and sufficient iterations, the probability of a specific event occurring, no matter how improbable the individual occurrence, approaches one.

[b_sharp]

"Therefore, the odds of YOU winning the lottery is zero.

No. Prior to the draw and assuming a fair draw, all ticket holders have the same probability to win. Every ticket has the same likelihood of matching the draw.

[Dimensio]

As one approaches zero it is in fact zero.

Where did your math education stop?

Therefore, the odds of YOU winning the lottery is zero.

Since I didn't buy a ticket, this statement is correct. However, were I to purchase a lottery ticket, the odds of me winning the lottery would become nonzero. And we're not talking about just the odds of me winning, we're talking about the odds of anyone winning. As more people purchase tickets with unique number sets, the odds of anyone winning approach one. And even if there is no winner, there will be another drawing with similar odds within a few days.

That is a more honest analogy.

[malakhi]

FYI, in the above I am operating under the assumption that the outcome is, in fact, possible, even if the likelihood of a single occurrence of it is minimal.