But that still says you shouldn’t :D
> if you could afford to buy several hundred million tickets, the math says you should.
I mean, unless you happen to be filthy rich already.
> if you could afford to buy several hundred million tickets, the math says you should.
I mean, unless you happen to be filthy rich already.
This is how most VC backed unicorns have worked. The early investors made a lot, but the founders who mostly only risked their time, energy, and opportunity-costed salary made far, far, far better returns.
> What it means is that you would have to play the game for thousands of years with the jackpot being greater than 117 million each time in order to realize a positive expected return.