Ron Parker wrote in message <37b49064@news.povray.org>...
>Oh, I don't dispute that.  In fact, before I ever bought a lottery ticket
>I was a winner because someone had given me a winning lottery ticket in
>place of a bow on top of a Christmas gift.  But I also win the lottery
>every time I don't play, and that's a sure thing.  I like those odds
>better. :)

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.

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