If it were truly 1:300million odds then people with $300 cash would just buy all the combos. They don't. That itself should prove to you how stupid it is.
If it were truly 1:300million odds then people with $300 cash would just buy all the combos.
They don't.
That itself should prove to you how stupid it is.
The labor of covering the mega millions spread plus like you mentioned, multiple winners, taxes, and state lottery commission portion, prohibits covering all data points. If you could buy 6 million lottery tickets per hour, 12 hours a day you wouldn't cover every number between drawings and even if you could you would have to wait for a billion dollar jackpot because the tickets are $2 ea.
The labor of covering the mega millions spread plus like you mentioned, multiple winners, taxes, and state lottery commission portion, prohibits covering all data points. If you could buy 6 million lottery tickets per hour, 12 hours a day you wouldn't cover every number between drawings and even if you could you would have to wait for a billion dollar jackpot because the tickets are $2 ea.
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