oleorun@real.lemmy.fanM to Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish · 3 months agoMan accidentally buys two identical Powerball tickets, wins $2 millionwww.upi.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1150arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1149arrow-down1external-linkMan accidentally buys two identical Powerball tickets, wins $2 millionwww.upi.comoleorun@real.lemmy.fanM to Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecriitz@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·edit-23 months agoCompared with buying two different tickets, you cut your chance of winning in half but double your potential payout for winning (leading to the same expected return).
minus-squarepewter@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·3 months ago double your potential payout for winning (leading to the same expected return). This is only true if your win isn’t the jackpot.
Compared with buying two different tickets, you cut your chance of winning in half but double your potential payout for winning (leading to the same expected return).
This is only true if your win isn’t the jackpot.