8. There’s a better chance of dying on the way to the store than winning
With Powerball’s current odds at one in 292,000,000, lotto hopefuls are 58,400 times more likely to get killed in a car crash driving to the store to buy a powerball ticket than winning the jackpot.
source: Psychology In Action
And here’s an FYI for you space geeks: you have much better odds of being killed by an asteroid strike (just 1 in 700,000).
source: Science 20
If you play the McDonald’s Monopoly game, there’s discouraging news. You actually have a better chance (17 times better, to be exact) of winning the Powerball jackpot. Ouch. At least you’ve got those tasty fries as a parting gift.
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