1 Billion Dollar Megamillions Jackpot

[AKKuya]

If you forward me $1500.45 I will transfer rights to game immediately 

45 cents I can afford.  Will a money order suffice?

[dentin]

“Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.”

― Ambrose Bierce 

[SysError]

“Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.”

― Ambrose Bierce 

I saw on TV that the odds were 1 in 302 million, or the same as rolling eleven 1s in a row with a six sided dice. 

[Skuzzy]

I saw on TV that the odds were 1 in 302 million, or the same as rolling eleven 1s in a row with a six sided dice. 

Yes, but it will be won.

[Arlo]

Yes, but it will be won.

Thanks for your faith in me, Skuzzy. 

[AKKuya]

Yes, but it will be won.

Thanks for your faith in me, Skuzzy. 

There will be others.  You have been warned.  Muhahahaha!!!!!   

[Nathan60]

Is this one of these lotteries where your name gets published when you hit the jackpot?

That depends on the state you can claim anonymity in Georgia and I plan to do just that with my 1.6 Billion.

[Meatwad]

Dont worry, it will be won by some 90 year old guy that already had more money then he knows what to do with

[AKKuya]

Dont worry, it will be won by some 90 year old guy that already had more money then he knows what to do with

You must be referring to Stan Lee.  He wins and buys Marvel back from Disney.

[SysError]

Yes, but it will be won.

So it looks as if the odds of winning Mega Millions are:

1 in 303 million
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mega-millions-chances-worse-ever-113925583.html



So what about other odds?

I went looking…..


1 in 77
Deaths form an injury sustained in an automobile crash
https://www.cars.com/articles/are-the-odds-ever-in-your-favor-car-crashes-versus-other-fatalities-1420682154567/


1 in 143 (men)
1 in 185 (women)
Chance that a person will develop a malignant tumor of the brain or spinal cord in his or her lifetime
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/brain-spinal-cord-tumors-adults/about/key-statistics.html


1 in 3,000.
Becoming a lightning victim in the U.S. in your lifetime..
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/06/flash-facts-about-lightning/


1 to 10,000 (estimate)
Odds of finding a four-leaf clover on your first try
http://blog.minitab.com/blog/real-world-quality-improvement/the-odds-of-finding-a-four-leaf-clover


1 in 25,000
Dying on a given day if you are 60
https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/4984/are-the-chances-of-dying-each-day-1-250-000


1 in 700,000
Becoming a lightning victim in the U.S. in any one year.
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/06/flash-facts-about-lightning/


1 in 11.5 million,
Being attacked by a shark in US
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_attack


1 in 264.1 million
Getting killed by a shark in US
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_attack



19%
Death rate of US 8th Air Force daylight missions over Europe
17%
If you survived being shot down, chance of become a POW
https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-life-expectancy-of-a-B-17-crewman-flying-over-Europe-in-WWII


45%
Death rate of Bomber Command
8%
If you survived being shot down, chance of become a POW
http://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/commandlosses.html


0 to 1
Odds of winning an argument with your wife
Proof:  The next time your buddy tells you that he won an argument with his wife, ask him how the sex was that night.

 

[Meatwad]

0 to 1
Odds of winning an argument with your wife
Proof:  The next time your buddy tells you that he won an argument with his wife, ask him how the sex was that night.

 

Depends if it was with his wife or another woman