Do I have more chance of winning the lottery than a readers digest prize?
Chance has no memory. Therefore, you have an equal chance of winning the lottery or a Readers Digest prize. I suspect that what you are really asking is do you have better odds of winning the lottery than a Readers Digest prize! The odds on you winning either are actually quite good if you just mean ‘winning a prize’ – but if you are talking about winning a top prize such as a jackpot, then the odds on that are significantly reduced. Having said that, the majority of Readers Digest prizes are free of charge, so despite all the rubbish that you get in the meantime are worth entering. The lottery does cost you, though. Which is something else to take into consideration! Basically, as often was said on the National Lottery programme – ‘You’ve got to be in it to win it!’ If you don’t have the money to gamble, then stick to Readers Digest if you can cope with all the rubbish and the phone calls. If you have a bit of spare cash, then go for the lottery – but then you have to think about whic
