Odds of winning the lottery

Written by Sandy Amaze | 12-14-2022 Image Credit : Google/Social Media/iStock Author page: https://gigsgiveaways.com/author

The odds of winning the lottery are about 1 in 175 million.

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Every one person who wins the lottery, there are about 175 million who don't.

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The Odds: They're not good. In fact, they're pretty bad.

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Slim odds doesn't mean you shouldn't play.

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The odds of winning are slim, the payoff is huge.

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Who knows? Maybe you'll be the lucky one.

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1 in 11,688,054 odds for Powerball $1 million prize.

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Mega Millions has 1 in 302,575,358 odds for big jackpot.

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Mega Millions: 1 in 12,607,367 odds for its $1 million prize drawing.

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Although the actual odds are dependent on a variety of factors.

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