You're much more likely to be struck by lightning or bitten by a rattlesnake than you are to win a lottery (even assuming you buy a ticket.) Not being struck b

You're much more likely to be struck by lightning or bitten by a rattlesnake than you are to win a lottery (even assuming you buy a ticket.) Not being struck by lightning or bitten by a rattlesnake is one of my major goals and so I never buy lottery tickets. Investing in the stock market or starting a business is risky enough - but with those activities you have much more control - and less potential for needing CPR. To answer the original question, though, no - no one I know has ever won the lotto (or been bitten by a rattlesnake or struck by lightning.)