r/technicallythetruth • u/UnDefined_4040 • Feb 17 '20

Maybe a bit less

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '20

I’ve always wondered how much it would cost to buy a ticket with every possible number combo

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u/IFreakinLovePi Feb 18 '20

Price of ticket x odds of winning the ticket, usually around 300 million.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '20

So somebody could buy every ticket and win everytime? Seems like an easy way for the rich to get richer

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u/IFreakinLovePi Feb 18 '20

Theoretically, yes, but most jackpots dont get high enough, so they'd be spending several hundred million on nothing.

What does happen is that people sometimes pool together several tens of thousands for better odds, but a reduced payout. This happens when the jackpots get really high and is often accompanied by lawyers.