If I have a buck to spare, I might buy a lottery ticket, but I'm not expecting to win. Worst case scenario: I'm out of a buck. Not exactly tragic.
So, you have money, and you throw it away on something you know will almost certianly yield no value. I'd say that's bad at math. I supported TN getting the lottery a few years back, but have come to change my mind on the subject.
Well if not spent on the lottery ticket it'd most likely end up in a stripper's G-string. Not sure which you'd consider better.
Not where I would have spent the dollar, but that's irrealavant. It was your dollar. You got what you wanted from it. With the lottery, you get nothing. In short:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5QGkOGZubQ&NR=1
He didn't get anything tangible, no, but I suppose he got some entertainment value out of it at least - lots of people gamble knowing they are probably going to lose, be it lottery, slots, poker, etc. The odds are against you, but there's an element of thrill to it. Seeing as those other methods tend to be much more expensive, a buck for a lotto ticket is rather cheap.
