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I’m busy at work. I’ll edit and give this more effort when I get home.
But I started with 1:20,000,000
2 tickets increasing odds to 1:10,000,000
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Tuco
I don’t want to forget this so this was the reason for my response:
Growing up poor, my family has bought tickets. Myself, I have bought them, but I hadn’t bought them regularly until the last few months. I buy the regular Texas lotto. It has the better odds, but the lower amount. I’m not greedy.
I used to buy tickets for my grandmother when I helped take care of her. She bought one ticket per drawing and her reason was this: You might have two tickets, but each ticket still only has [1:20,000,000] odds of winning. She never believed that having more than one ever increased your chances enough dramatically to be worth it. I guess that “watermelon seeds grow in your stomach” way of thinking has stuck with me even as an adult.
I buy only one ticket per drawing. If I am meant to win, I will. I don’t think owning more than one ticket will give me any of a better chance.
That’s why I said what I did.
Anyways, it goes for the chances of finding that piece of debris. Taking into weather, pieces that actually survived entry, dust, etc... the chances should be pretty low. Almost non existent. Just like the chances for the people that actually win. Their chances are super low. Non existent. They still won though.
But I started with 1:20,000,000
2 tickets increasing odds to 1:10,000,000
EDIT**
Tuco
I don’t want to forget this so this was the reason for my response:
Growing up poor, my family has bought tickets. Myself, I have bought them, but I hadn’t bought them regularly until the last few months. I buy the regular Texas lotto. It has the better odds, but the lower amount. I’m not greedy.
I used to buy tickets for my grandmother when I helped take care of her. She bought one ticket per drawing and her reason was this: You might have two tickets, but each ticket still only has [1:20,000,000] odds of winning. She never believed that having more than one ever increased your chances enough dramatically to be worth it. I guess that “watermelon seeds grow in your stomach” way of thinking has stuck with me even as an adult.
I buy only one ticket per drawing. If I am meant to win, I will. I don’t think owning more than one ticket will give me any of a better chance.
That’s why I said what I did.
Anyways, it goes for the chances of finding that piece of debris. Taking into weather, pieces that actually survived entry, dust, etc... the chances should be pretty low. Almost non existent. Just like the chances for the people that actually win. Their chances are super low. Non existent. They still won though.
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