I picked numbers that are easy to work with to illustrate a theoretical point. Whether any actual lottery can do the same thing for the particular situation of any real person is a separate issue. Again, the part of the lottery ticket’s price that covers overhead and profit is only relevant in the context of real lotteries. The question I’m asking is whether it is possible for a bad or neutral deal in dollars to become a good deal in hours of life.
I picked numbers that are easy to work with to illustrate a theoretical point. Whether any actual lottery can do the same thing for the particular situation of any real person is a separate issue. Again, the part of the lottery ticket’s price that covers overhead and profit is only relevant in the context of real lotteries. The question I’m asking is whether it is possible for a bad or neutral deal in dollars to become a good deal in hours of life.