According to the The Atlantic Magazine, the odds of winning remain 1 in 292 million. Yet, 393 thousand people play the lotto every day. Why would so many people play the lottery nationally when you have a better chance of getting killed by a meteorite? Why do the people who can least afford it, spend their cold earned cash on it? Some people could be looking to get lucky while other people need it for financial reasons. Based on social class, one's reason could be to get out of financial trouble. Others may gamble a couple bucks to stop working and be able to travel the world freely.
When someone first pulls out their wallet to buy a lotto ticket, they already understand the odds are against them. If they know that, why would they do it? A valid reason would be if a refugee from a poor country living in the US
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I approached two high school students asking questions like what they would do if they won the lottery and if they would keep working. The seventeen year old girl I talked to said in place of free time she would help the local community and travel the world. A male high school athlete told me he would not keep his current job, but get a job that he really enjoys. He would also buy top of the line cars and upgrade his house for himself and his family members. After interviewing students, I interviewed a man and women over the age of 40 and see if their answers varied. The fifty year old man, responded saying he would retire and do things for himself and the community. He would build homes for veterans and would spread his wealth to his family. The mother of two kids i interviewed, would stop working and volunteer weekly. She would invest in luxuries for her family and use it wisely. Based on the responses I got, they were similar because 3 out of the 4 people would stop working. They all wouldn't keep all the money for themselves, they would give some away to help people other than being