Win the Powerball


Powerball is the poster child for the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL). It is currently played every Wednesday and Saturday in 30 states by millions of people who are dumb enough to think that they can actually win the jackpot. The truth of the matter is that somebody will win the jackpot... just not you. And it's not because the odds are against you. It's because you don't know how to successfully play the lottery.

We've all heard the saying, "The lottery is a tax on people who are bad at math." What this alludes to is the fact that lotteries are gambling games with an extremely large house advantage. The Powerball, which the MUSL calls "America's Game", is particularly alluring because the odds of winning the jackpot are much lower than other lotteries, and therefore, for the same ticket price, they offer a much larger jackpot. As with any lottery, the government runs it as a revenue source. They can do this because if they sell enough lottery tickets, they come out ahead. The reverse is true for you. If you purchase enough lottery tickets in each drawing, you will always come out behind. In other words, the lottery is a game that can only be won in the short run.