If I were Filthy Rich
By emperor-dummy+43 Is millionaire for life worth the cost ?
I generally only get a ticket when I’m running an errand and there’s no other ticket that interests me, the odds are awful and the price is a bit high, so it really is only an occasional buy
Recent responses
+53 @Ruthless4u The odds on any lottery ticket are never in your favor.
+32 @hey_suburbia The odds of winning are much better, so it's "worth it" in that sense: # Chance of winning the top prize * **Millionaire for Life:** **1 in 22,910,580** * **Mega Millions:** **1 in 290,472,336** * **Powerball:** **1 in 292,201,338** # Chance of winning at least $1 million * **Millionaire for Life:** approximately **1 in 4.58 million** * **Powerball:** approximately **1 in 11.24 million** * **Mega Millions:** approximately **1 in 12.10 million**
+18 @Orcus424 For me $5 is a lot for a long shot. I have never played Mega Millions since it went to $5. I will stick to Powerball. If that goes to $5 I will go to state lottery at most as long as it stays $2.
+18 @Antique-Bit-2102 It is and it isn't, depending upon your circumstances. However, it doesn't hurt receiving set $$$'s at set periods in your account
+13 @JMM123 the expected value on a $5 millionaire for life ticket is $2.75. Meaning buying a ticket is roughly equivalent to setting $2.25 on fire
+12 @Competitive-Zone-330 I got four numbers and the powerball one, somehow only won 7,500 and after taxes took home 5.5k. Probably the closest I’ll ever get to winning, being one digit off from the jackpot but now I buy a couple a month for funsies