[Seeatee]

everyone always talks about the math or the astronomical odds when they talk about the lottery.

someone wins, that means every time someone hits the lottery jackpot they are breaking those odds. someone has to win, someone has to beat those odds, why not me? the odds might be 20 billion to one, but if you dont buy a ticket there is zero chance.

as for the people who hit it big and lose it all, well, they are morons, buy a nice car, a nice house, invest a little, put the rest in the bank and live off the interest, or if you are feeling especially crazy open a business that is sustainable and makes a profit using the money.

or even smarter, dont take the lump sum pay out, you can have it set up as so much a year payments depending on how much you win, 200 - 250k a year, that would be perfect, I could live the rest of my life VERY comfortably on that.