Friday, November 19, 2010

Don't Play The Lottery





Michael Orkin, professor of statistics at California State University at Hayward, argues that if you have to drive 10 miles to buy your lottery ticket, odds of getting killed in a car crash are 16 times greater than your chances of actually winning the lottery. Wait, what about walking? Well, then you face a near 100% chance of losing your money.

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