With the jackpot of $355M, the dream of winning the lottery draws people to buy
lottery tickets -- but what exactly are the odds of winning?
Gina Bullard from WCAX-TV3 interviewed Michael Wilson, professor of mathematics
in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics in the UVM College of
Engineering and Mathematical Sciences to find out. Turns out you have a
better chance of dying on the way to buy the lottery ticket than actually
winning it.
The Odds of Winning $355M
ShareJanuary 5, 2011