Quick! Think of a number between 1 and 175,223,510.
Powerball fever has returned, with news that the jackpot has topped $310 million. So what are your odds of winning? Smaller than the likelihood of flipping a coin and getting heads 27 times in a row.
It’s not about the infinitesimal odds, of course, but for the statistics-minded, the folks at Powerball are kind enough to break down the numbers.
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