So much for my retirement plans.....
Name Odds
Iowa Lottery Jackpot 1:146,107,962
Being Killed by venomous spider 1:57,018,763
Being Killed by a dogbite 1:11,403,753
Being Killed by lightning 1:6,479,405
Being Killed by drowning 1:690,300
Being Killed by falling bed/furniture 1:388,411
Being killed in car crash 1:6,029
That explains why I pay more in auto insurance than I spend in lottery tickets. Now I get it!
You're comparing the probability of winning based on buying a single lottery ticket against a lifetime of driving. If you were to buy a lottery ticket every time you got in the car, and drove twice a day for 33 years, the lottery would be about even with the risk of a fatal crash (which is higher than I would expect...).
I bet the state of Iowa would like that.
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