• metaStatic@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    been meaning to do the math on this for a long time but never remember about it.

    Turns out I saved $43,800 by not playing the local lottery every week since my first job.

    potentially times that by seven because there seems to be a different lottery for every day of the week.

    I’d like to check if my smartarse sequential number pick ever won in that time but finding the historical numbers is a bit more work than I could be bothered with right now.

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      11 months ago

      Depending on how your local lottery system works you probably would have had some minor wins over the years.

      I have a $5 ticket every week. My logic is that “I’m renting hope” every week theres a minuscule chance that it could be my last week at work ever. I see a house that I’ll never be able to afford and I think “Sure, if I win this week. Lol” as opposed to getting all shitty about wealth inequality.

    • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
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      11 months ago

      I buy a lotto ticket when the Powerball gets ridiculous. Probably won’t win, but I definitely won’t if I don’t get a ticket. A few bucks every year is worth that improvement from zero to non-zero.

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        11 months ago

        You and many people, lowering your chances even more.

        You are just donating money at that point.

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          11 months ago

          I’m fine with donating like $5 every couple years. Also no, more people buying Powerball tickets doesn’t reduce chances to win at all, it’s not a raffle. The only thing that decreases with more players is, potentially, the payout assuming multiple winners.