Risk 101 and my new $500 Million Fortune- Goodbye Work! March 29, 2012
Posted by Chris Mark in Risk & Risk Management.Tags: Chris Mark, jackpot, lottery, mega millions, risk, risk management, security
add a comment
I have written a number of posts on risk and probability in the past. You can read them here. As I was on the phone with a good friend last night talking about buying our Mega Millions lottery tickets for the very first time, I was struck by how amusing the whole situation was. My wife and I were talking with our friends about a strategy to buy lottery tickets. I was talking about buying lottery tickets for the very first time! First, they don’t sell MegaMillions in Utah, and I have never played the lottery. Why? I recognize that the chances of winning are infinitesimally small. (~1 in 176 million) So what changed last night?
The MegaMillions lottery approached $500 million for the jackpot! Can you believe it? I am going to be $500 million richer in the next few days! I just feel it. I have the winning numbers! Odds be damned! Goodbye GlobalRiskInfo.com and hello life of luxury on my new super yacht Risky Business! (I even have it picked out and named) (more…)
Global Security, Privacy, & Risk Management 