Things In Florida That Are More Likely Than Winning The Lottery
We all have dreams of winning the Powerball and hitting the jackpot one day. But how likely is it to happen? The answer is not good. Things in Florida that are more likely than winning the lottery.
With the Powerball jackpot reaching $1.5 billion, people want to win. For the last Powerball, 26 people actually came close Wednesday. 22 people got four out of five of the winning numbers each, but they only got to take home a $50,000 consolation prize. Four of those people had all four numbers and the Powerball, so they walked away with $100,000. Still isn’t bad. But now, the jackpot has grown to $1.5 billion. The cash win is estimated at $7495.9 million.
How Likely Are You To Win The Powerball?
Your chance of winning, according to CNBC is 1 in 292.2 million.
Those are not good odds. Let’s take a closer look of how it looks for people who live in Florida. Things in Florida that are more likely then winning the lottery
There is more of a chance of you getting attacked by a gator, bitten by a shark or struck by lightning, then you have of winning the jackpot Saturday.
Here is what is more likely to happen to you, rather then winning the jackpot.
- You are more likely to be attacked by a shark then win the lottery. You have a 1 in 4.3 million chance of being killed by a shark.
- You’re more likely to be bitten by a gator. You have a 1 in 3.1 million of being attacked by a gator
- You’re more likely to be audited by the IRS then winning the lottery. You have a 1 in 243 chance of being audited.
Still, someone is going to win, and it could be you. Why not play?
Drawing is Saturday night at 10:59pm. Good Luck!