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To: Wayne J. who wrote (1)7/29/1998 2:56:00 PM
From: Milk  Read Replies (1) of 14
 
Here is an interesting article:

abcnews.com

What Are the Odds?

Are you dreaming of winning the $250 million prize in today's Powerball lottery?
You're far more likely to be killed in a car crash, by freezing to death, or by falling out of bed.

Here's the skinny on what are the chances of:

Being killed in an automobile crash? 5,000 to 1. Being killed in a tornado? 2 million to 1.
Being killed falling out of bed? 2 million to 1.
Freezing to death? 3 million to 1.
Being killed in a plane crash? 25 million to 1.
Winning the Powerball lottery? 80 million to 1.
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