The Cassandra Complex

While we were waiting for the courtesy bus (which never showed up) at the seedy RSL next to the hotel where we were staying in Sydney, I founds that the NSW government has produced these handy fliers that give you the odds of winning the jackpot in a number of different games.

I nicked one - the most important bits are reproduced here for your edification:

Instant Scratchies - 1 in 960,000
6 from 38 pools - 1 in 2,760,681
Lotto Strike - 1 in 3,258,024
$5 Jackpot Lottery - 1 in 4,500,000
NSW Lotto - 1 in 7,059,052
Oz Lotto - 1 in 8,145,060
Keno - 1 in 8,911,711
$2 Jackpot Lottery - 1 in 11,800,000
Poker Machines - 1 in 52,500,000
Powerball - 1 in 54,979,155