What Are Your Odds Of Winning The Lottery? [Infographic]

In a word, terrible. On the bright side, your odds of becoming a pro athlete are good by comparison!

By Colin Lecher
November 29, 2012

Your chances of winning the lottery? Hahahahahahaha.

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People have just won that ridiculous, record-breaking $579.9 million Powerball jackpot. Two people, even! But you know who didn't win the jackpot? A lot more people. This infographic shows exactly how crappy your chances are of winning the lottery--and how lucky today's winners really are.

Probability Of Winning The Lotto (And Other Unlikely Things)

by Shane Snow. Learn about data visualization tools.

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