Lotteries: A Losing Bet
by Kevin Dangoor
Fool.com: Lotteries: A Losing Bet [Fool's School Daily Tip] April 25, 2003 – I’ve heard it said that the lotteries are a tax on the mathematically challenged. Here, the Motley Fool points out that you are far more likely to “die from flesh-eating bacteria” than win a Powerball jackpot.