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Topic	Odds of winning the huge jackpot in Powerball---you have better odds
fire_bolt 10/12/23 9:22:42 PM #9:	Odds of winning the Powerball are 1: 280M. Cost of a ticket is $2. If the payout, after taxes and taking cash up front, is greater than $560M then at that point you are not gambling, you're making a long shot investment because the on average ROR on a ticket is greater than the $2 cost. --- If it was about babies we'd have universal maternal care. There would be no charge no matter how complex the delivery. But its not about babies, is it? <cite>fire_bolt posted [p:976625704] in Odds of wi... [t:80591938]...</cite> <quote>Odds of winning the Powerball are 1: 280M. Cost of a ticket is $2. If the payout, after taxes and taking cash up front, is greater than $560M then at that point you are not gambling, you're making a long shot investment because the on average ROR on a ticket is greater than the $2 cost. --- If it was about babies we'd have universal maternal care. There would be no charge no matter how complex the delivery. But its not about babies, is it?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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