Cheri wrote:
>
> Nobody that buys a ticket cares about all the math and statistics, if
> you play you have a chance at a dream, if you don't...
>
> Cheri


Actually, I do. :-)

I buy a ticket when the jackpot exceeds the price of the ticket times
the odds. (it's well above that now) In doing so I'm probably fooling
myself by not calculating the actual cash jackpot amount as a lump sum
after taxes.

I know I'm ignoring the chance of having multiple winners, but I'm also
ignoring the small prizes, and those kinda cancel each other out.

Bob