Statistically, the expected return on a $1.00 lottery ticket with a jackpot of 233 Mil and odds of 176 mil:1 is $1.33 (assuming only 1 winning ticket).
Yes. One could aregue that this is one of those rare occasions where, statistically, the expected return (before taxes) is higher than the ticket price for the lottery.
But, then there are the taxes. Also, I ignored the probability of multiple winners.
