08.01.2009 original post date
02.28.2012 update (repaired 2 links, added Year 2040 Asteroid data)
What Are The Odds Of That?
Investor Education Series by Net Advisor™
We’ll you’ve probably seen those emails and websites that tell you the odds of things, but they never cite any sources. Today, instead of talking about the challenges of the economy, or what is the latest saber rattling by Iran, or North Korea, or how much debt the government is racking up, let’s explore some odds: Data current at time of posting.
Odds of winning the Power Ball lottery
1 in 292,201,338.00 (odds were 1 in 195,249,054 in Aug. 2009)
Odds of winning the MEGA Millions lottery
1 in 175,711,536
Odds of being killed in a plane crash
1 in 11 million
Odds of an amateur making two holes-in-one in a round
1 in 9,222,500
Odds of being attacked by a shark (USA)
1 in 11.5 million.
Odds of 6 billion people killed by a giant asteroid
1 in 1.5 millionThus, you are 100 million times more likely to be killed by an asteroid than winning a big jack pot.
Odds of a child murdered who had not reached their first birthday (USA, 1997)
7.12 of every 100,000
Odds of Earth impact from major asteroid “99942 Apophis” in 2029
1 in 15,000
Odds of being killed in a car accident
1 in 5,000
Odds of being stuck by lightening during your life time
1 in 5,000
Odds of Earth impact from major asteroid on February 5th 2040
1 in 625
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