Euromillions £111m tonight.

[Platypus]

So the CUK Cartel didn't win last week, are you in again tonight?

Yes. But this time we'll win. Or this time next year we'll be millionaires. Or something else. I'm not sure.

[mudskipper]

So the CUK Cartel didn't win last week, are you in again tonight?

Friday's winnings are being re-invested, and a large subset of us have chucked in another nifty for good measure

[Platypus]

a large subset

A small majority, or a large minority?

[TheFaQQer]

Friday's winnings are being re-invested, and a large subset of us have chucked in another nifty for good measure

I'm not convinced that "invested" is the right word

[mudskipper]

I read a while back that a surprisingly large number of people are struck by lightening every year. Odds were between 25000/1 and 60000/1. A direct hit by a meteorite must be much rarer though!

Talking of which, The Universe versus Alex Woods was an enjoyable and entertaining read.

The Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin Extence

[NickFitz]

At odds of 1 in 116,531,800 I probably won't bother.
More chance of being killed by a meteorite, 1 in 700,000 apparently.

But if you buy ten tickets, the odds are only 1 in 11,653,180. Do the maths

[alluvial]

But if you buy ten tickets, the odds are only 1 in 11,653,180. Do the maths

Well with those odds, I'd be daft not to.

[Zero Liability]

Well with those odds, I'd be daft not to.

Yep, in one case it approaches zero, and in the other it approaches zero too. A sure win!

[alluvial]

Yep, in one case it approaches zero, and in the other it approaches zero too. A sure win!

[Zero Liability]

It's why I don't get these syndicates, either. You're increasing your odds, but they still remain horribly low, but if you do win, the pelf is to be divvied up quite substantially. I guess there's the subjective feeling of you shafted yourself by not participating, but even so, any win would be a stroke of blind luck. I recall not too long ago that a certain charity looked at the odds, and then bought enough tickets because they thought you just multiplied the number of tickets by the numerator, and voila, victory is assured, so they bought something like 30k tickets.