Yes, that's true. Let's review some other "You can't....if You Don't......" sayings:
- "You Can't Win If You Don't Enter" (Still waiting for the balloons & GIGANTIC Check!)
- "You Can't Sit If You Want to be Fit" (True! I'm glad I found that saying sitting in my recliner!)
- "(If) You Can't Say Something Nice, Don't say ANYTHING AT ALL"
- "You Can't Complain If You Don't Vote" (Just think - If we had a $1 National Complaint Jar, We'd turn that deficit around in no time!)
- "You Can't Make Your Bed If You're a Tyrannosaurus Rex"(Ok, that's kinda off track, but pretty funny - trying picturing it)
Well, it IS true - "You Can't Win If You Don't Play." So what chances do you have to win? Well, you have better odds in the following:
- Birthing identical quadruplets - Odds: 13,000,000 to 1
- Becoming an astronaut - Odds: 12,100,000 to 1
- Becoming a movie star - Odds: 1,505,000 to 1
- Getting a royal flush in a first hand of poker - Odds: 649,740 to 1
- Finding a four leaf clover - Odds: 10,000 to 1
I heard this said on TV this morning, "You'd think the odds would be better to win at a low jackpot since less people are buying tickets..." OMG! That type of thinking is the same as looking for a cold slot - it's bound to hit. WOW Gambling sure brings out the "smarts" out in people.
Here's the facts:
- There is a 1 in 175,223,510 chance of winning the jackpot, according to the website of the Multi-State Lottery Association.
- There's a 1 in 31.85 chance that a ticket holder could win something, including the smallest prize of $4.
- The pot is technically $320 million, but has a cash value after taxes of $193.8 million, according to the association.
So, it's true - You Can't Win If You Don't Play. Have fun with it, although, you're likelier to die getting struck by lightning than winning the Powerball jackpot: 1 in 134,906.
That's all for now. I have to rush down to Lotto Mart to buy "a" ticket.
Binbin
