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Given the odds of winning are so ridiculously low, why do people keep buying lotto tickets? It’s because doing so offers them hope and a small window each week to imagine gaining a better life without working for it. But you don’t need to rely on luck when, as revealed in this episode, you can depend on maths.
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By Steve McKnightGiven the odds of winning are so ridiculously low, why do people keep buying lotto tickets? It’s because doing so offers them hope and a small window each week to imagine gaining a better life without working for it. But you don’t need to rely on luck when, as revealed in this episode, you can depend on maths.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.