> The lottery is an accepted tax on math morons, as my old teacher liked to say. There is a difference between zero and a non-zero chance of winning, even if y

> The lottery is an accepted tax on math morons, as my old teacher liked to say. There is a difference between zero and a non-zero chance of winning, even if you hold just one ticket. Even if the probability is low, it's non-zero nevertheless. Someone always wins.