Has anyone checked or played the lotto lately? I go through phases of I need to play the lotto to see if I can win, and I'll never win the lotto so why bother trying? FYI, the Texas Powerball is up to $376 million and the Texas Lottery Megamillions is at $525 million. So what are our chances of ACTUALLY winning the lottery, this article will inform you of 5 things that are more likely to happen than winning millions. 

5 THINGS THAT ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAPPEN THAN WINNING THE TEXAS LOTTERY:

However, for the sake of this article, let me be a Debbie-downer, let me burst the little bubble that is currently lingering over all of our heads. There are a number of things more likely to happen to any one of us than actually winning this billion-dollar jackpot. I mean statistically, there is a 1 in 292 million chance of winning the lottery.

5 THINGS THAT ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAPPEN THAN WINNING THE LOTTERY:

1. getting struck by lightning-the chances are 1 in 1 million

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Photo by Felix Mittermeier on Unsplash
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2. being killed by a falling vending machine-the odds for that are 1 in 112 million

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3. becoming the President of the United States-the chances of that happening are 1 in 32 million

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4. winning an Olympic gold medal-the odds are 1 in 662,000. Come to think of it that may be my mission this year?

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5. having your identity stolen-roughly 4.5% of Americans become victims of identity theft each year

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