01-Mar-2012, 8:25 PM
I'm sure most people who play the lottery know that it's a negative expectation game. Arguably, if you get a sufficient thrill from playing (as well as from the severely misplaced hope that you, too, may someday be an overnight millionaire), there's enough utility to make up for the 60% return on investment.
Quote:In Jr. High School, I would take a gummi bear, squeeze its ears into points so it looked like Yoda, and then I would say to it "Eat you, I will!". And of course then I would it eat.