DirtUnderneath t1_isy9472 wrote
Reply to comment by Competitive-Boat4592 in Massachusetts lottery retailers receive about 5% back from winnings, so does that dictate where you buy it? by nebirah
An engineer I used to work with once said: “Playing the lottery dosent appreciably increase your odds of winning.”
Competitive-Boat4592 t1_isyk9gh wrote
Had a buddy who loved to buy 30$ tickets daily, he only made 15$ a hour… 2 hours of work wasted for cardboard
rygo796 t1_it09234 wrote
The expected value is 50 cents on the dollar. He only wasted 1 hour on cardboard.
Watch one of mrbeast's scratch ticket episodes. Pretty much shows how this pans out with enough scratchers.
jcowurm t1_iszkuil wrote
BUT you can't win if you don't play. Statistically it is impossible to win, but someone still wins.
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