The lottery would have to be running at a loss.

Margus

Mark Wagner wrote:
> 
> Actually, the odds are even better when the jackpot (after taxes) is greater
> than the odds of winning times the cost of a ticket.  If you only buy
> tickets when this is the case, then over the (very) long run, it is possible
> to make a profit off of playing the lottery.
> 
> --
> main(i,_){for(!_||(--i,main(i+2,i["FHhhTBFHdhTBFBQT\2TBF&]zRF$hh*:FHhh+&FBIs
> bDF"]));i&&_>1;printf("%s",_-70?_&1?"[]":" ":(_^=_,"\n")),_/=2);} /*-
> Mark -*/

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