Lottery Jackpot

I had a post not long ago where I mentioned the lottery and hope in the context of people perpetually falling for email hoaxes. Coincidentally I ran across this article discussing the American Powerball lottery and at what point it is worth playing, mathematically and statistically, playing the lottery.

I play the lottery sometimes when I have a couple spare dollars in the wallet. I play in casinos once in a great while as well. I am well aware of the statistics, and even if I weren't aware then five minutes of reflection should lead you to the conclusion that the casinos manage to air condition those huge spaces somehow and paying large sums of money to the hundreds and hundreds of people elbowing you away from their favorite lucky slot machine isn't the reason.

The summary of the article should be no surprise. The best way to make millions is to already have millions...