LOTTERY WINNER...what if ?

Sure it reduces, you've covered another possible set of numbers. If you somehow bought every possible combination of numbers, you'd have a guaranteed winning ticket.

Oh that's not even what you were going for. Yes probabilities can definitely be reduced. 1 in 10 is the same probability as 2 in 20.

Iannis_sl said:

I'm not sure if that's exactly right. I think it's 2 in 175m rather than 1 in 88m. Some guy with a B.S. in Statistics will probably tell me I'm retarded but I don't think odds work that way. I don't think you're allowed to shortcut it. It's not a fraction or a ratio even if your write it as one. It's a probability. It doesn't reduce.

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There are 175m possible combinations. If you have 1 of them, you have 1 in 175. If you have 2 of them, you have 2 in 175, or 1 in 87.5m. It's just fractions, yo.

Iannis_sl said:

I'm not sure if that's exactly right. I think it's 2 in 175m rather than 1 in 88m. Some guy with a B.S. in Statistics will probably tell me I'm retarded but I don't think odds work that way. I don't think you're allowed to shortcut it. It's not a fraction or a ratio even if your write it as one. It's a probability. It doesn't reduce.

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That's only for consecutive tries. If you buy 1 ticket and then another in the next drawing, you'd have to take 1 - (odds of losing)^2. 2 tickets in the same drawing can be simplified

Can we get back to dreaming here? Shit on your realism.

travel over the world changing country whenever I feel like it
start my own porn company
buy a Hind helicopter

Assuming it's an absurdly sum...
Establish the ability to retire and live off interest.
Establish a think tank for technological, medical, socioeconomic, and national issues.
Partner with progressive IPs/Companies (google, Facebook, etc)
Brand think tank and turn it into a national chain.
Invite local communities and establish/culture a true third political party based off fixing community established issues.
Fund a grass roots take over of local/state governments and federal legislative branches.
Enjoy nationalistic pride of the US slowly raising itself out of the muck in various arenas.

I'll be honest - if it's enough money I will live in a penthouse apartment and have a different hot prostitute every night until I die of a heart attack.

Build secret lair in the base of mountain in Colorado rockies near an underground fresh water aquafer. You know, for when the "lights go out". Stock lair with essentials - food, tools, generators and the like. Mount .50 cals in strategic positions for when the urban hordes, starving, finally make their way to the outer reaches once they've consumed all the inert city resources. Don't feel bad for them, they will likely be remnants of gangs like the Mexican Mafia and shit. Establish fake post office to give people hope. Build Barter Town.

Build self sustaining private sky-island which orbits the earth.

Install T-Virus into planet.

Observe.

A big euro millions (euro lottery) win can get you upwards of 200 million USD. I do not know if that is enough money for this, but:

I would setup a company with the purpose of pulling a massive messiah/prophet stunt. I would descend in a small spaceship in a blinding light and pronounce myself to be the new Jesus. I would have my 10 commandments written on ipads would turn water into vodka. Then I would just see what random shit I could get cults to do (sleep upside down, not eat potato, wear a dildo on their forehead etc).

Flank_sl said:

A big euro millions (euro lottery) win can get you upwards of 200 million USD. I do not know if that is enough money for this, but:

I would setup a company with the purpose of pulling a massive messiah/prophet stunt. I would descend in a small spaceship in a blinding light and pronounce myself to be the new Jesus. I would have my 10 commandments written on ipads would turn water into vodka. Then I would just see what random shit I could get cults to do (sleep upside down, not eat potato, wear a dildo on their forehead etc).

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Megamillions has something like 42/43 States in the US and constantly raises 100-300 million. Powerball has the same amount of states, but for 2$ USD instead of 1$ USD and reaches some really obscene amounts. The couple posts regarding the end of the world type shit got me thinking about how I would retain some of that wealth if the US economy did tank. 300 million in Zimbabwe dollars means you just have a lot of paper, for example.

Obviously, you buy up all the Nuka-Cola you can before the crash.

Edit: If I won, I'd just do realistic shit like pay off all my debt, then I'd probably set up a trust fund for my kid, and retire.