I steal the idea from Blaise Pascal… This is just a collection of ideas that come to mind for no particular reason, but should not be missed?
Programming challenge
Could I prove this with a Python project? It seams easy and fun, I have YEARS of winning number data that I could play random picks off of, but how do I calculate any winning picks? How could I know what the payouts were for any one winning ticket? A winner doesn’t get a fixed amount – they get a cut of the pot.
14 Days to Broke
What does all this mean to you? Well, say you’re a happy-go-lucky guy with $1,000 burning a hole in your pocket. You decide to “invest” this money in lottery tickets, and keep on reinvesting the proceeds of your bets to buy even more lottery tickets.How long do you think you could keep this game rolling? Let’s play:If you buy $1,000 worth of $1 lottery tickets on Day 1, then statistically speaking, the average lottery payout of 60% means you’ll have $600 left to spend on Day 2.Spend that $600 on Day 2, and by Day 3, you’re down to $360.
What does all this mean to you? Well, say you’re a happy-go-lucky guy with $1,000 burning a hole in your pocket. You decide to “invest” this money in lottery tickets, and keep on reinvesting the proceeds of your bets to buy even more lottery tickets.How long do you think you could keep this game rolling? Let’s play:If you buy $1,000 worth of $1 lottery tickets on Day 1, then statistically speaking, the average lottery payout of 60% means you’ll have $600 left to spend on Day 2.Spend that $600 on Day 2, and by Day 3, you’re down to $360.
Keep going, and by Day 14, you will have (on average) just $0.78 left jingling in your pocket.
In other words, two weeks of playing the lottery has left you too broke to afford a single lottery ticket. You’ve gambled away nearly every cent you started with.