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by mrweasel 4280 days ago
Of cause people don't react to the statistics that proclaim that they won't win, because someone won the last time.

It doesn't matter that the chances are 1 to 175 million, because someone did win, that's all that counts. The only guaranteed result is not to play, that will ensure that you do not win 100% of the time.

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The only guaranteed result is not to play, that will ensure that you do not win 100% of the time.

Not quite true; every time you don't play you win $1. If you don't play often enough, that can really add up.

Given that every week you put that $1 aside.