buy 10,400 lottery tickets (200 tickets of each megaball,1 through 52):
you'll get for sure 400 dollars back.
you'll get an estimate of about ($692) from the 200 correct megaballs
-146 $2 $292 +1
-40 $3 $120 1+1
-13 $10 $130 2+1
-1 $150 $150 3+1
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$692
The rest 10,000 tickets:
you'll get an estimate of about $315 from (45)3+0
you'll get an estimate of about $150 from (1)4+0
Average Totals$$:
$10,400 spent orginally
$1,157 you'll get back
$9,243 you'll most likely lose.
CHANCES:
of hitting the jackpot: 1 in 13,249.6
of hitting $175,000: 1 in 260
of hitting $5,000: 1 in 2,875
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buy 5,200 lottery tickets (100 tickets of each megaball,1 through 52):
you'll get for sure 200 dollars back.
you'll get an estimate of about ($426) from the 100 correct megaballs
-73 $2 $146 +1
-20 $3 $60 1+1
-7 $10 $70 2+1
-1 $150 $150 3+1
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$426
The rest 5,100 tickets:
you'll get an estimate of about $154 from (22)3+0
you'll get an estimate of about $150 from (1)4+0
Average Totals$$:
$5,200 spent orginally
$730 you'll get back
$4,470 you'll most likely lose.
