[jrs235]

They say you can't win if you don't play (pay). But that's not true! There is an epsilon chance that someone dropped their lottery ticket and the wind blew it away and they gave up in getting it back and while taking your groceries to your vehicle in a parking lot it blows by you and you pick it up. And there's an epsilon prime chance that it will be the winning ticket. So there is an epsilon times epsilon prime chance that you win the lottery without actually playing (paying inti) it. ;)

[rootusrootus]

I like to say that your odds don't significantly change if you pay for a ticket or not. Both non-zero but very close.