Come on, your odds of winning are like 1 in 175 million but like me, you are probably going to buy a Power Ball Ticket anyway. The common quote seems to be something along the lines “Where else can you buy a dream for $1?”
Leading up to the drawing, there are always those news stories about your odds of winning vs. the odds of something else happening like being born with 11 fingers (below.)
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| From Popular Science |
Then there is the dark side of actually winning. Check out this article on the curse of winning the lottery (click here.) Number 1 on the curse list is West Virginian Jack Whittaker whose story is probably the saddest (click here.)
The all time best quote on winning and eventually losing the lottery runs something along the lines “I spent 90% of all the money I won on booze, broads and fast cars. The other 10% I just pissed away.” Good luck tonight.