Dreaming of winning billions in Mega Millions this week? Your odds are 1 in 302,575,350. You actually have better odds of:
- Meeting an adult who has 11 siblings. (1 in 100)
- Taking a trip to the ER due to a golf cart accident. (1 in 22,355)
- Meeting an adult who has 11 siblings whilst being treated for your unfortunate golfing accident (1 in 2,235,000)*
- Being attacked by a shark. (1 in 11,500,000)
- Running into someone who bacon and eggs (1 in 100)
- Coming across a woman who is 6’2″ tall. (1 in 2,686)
- Having an IQ of at least 180 (1 in 3,500,000)
- Meeting a 6’2″ tall woman with an IQ of at least 180, full from her breakfast of bacon and eggs (1 in 69,260,122)*
- Being electrocuted (1 in 1,439,000)
- Bitten and killed by a snake bite (1 in 37,420,000)
- Being killed by a vending machine. (1 in 112,000,000)
The one interesting thing I found? You DO have a better chance of winning the jackpot….over being born. — [eric]
*Yeah, yeah, yeah….the math and science isn’t EXACT. But it’s close. Close enough for a fun article talking about winning the lottery. Can we just agree on that?
SOURCES: Book of Odds, The Motley Fool
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