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Great odds comparision to Powerball win

From Bleacher Reports ... ouch ...

"You are not going to win the Powerball lottery.

Somebody will, but that person will not be you. And that's OK.

Because winning the $1.5 billion (and rising) payoff at stake right now is a one-in-292-million chance, and that means a lot of things are more likely to happen before you, personally, win enough money to buy a pro sports franchise.

To drive home this point, the good people at MLB.com's Cut 4 have crunched the numbers and come up with several baseball scenarios that illustrate just how infinitesimal the chances are of buying the winning ticket.

The most compelling piece of data? New York Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon is more likely to hit a pitch and then outrun an entire professional defense for an inside-the-parker than you are to win the Powerball. "


So true. My 2 tickets matched exactly zero number.