NPR: Linkfest: The 'Zero' Chance Lottery Ticket

Linkfest: The 'Zero' Chance Lottery Ticket

A business professor had his world view upended after he bought a scratch-off lottery ticket last summer. Scott Hoover went on to learn that the prize had been awarded before he ever plunked down his $5 -- moving his chances of winning from the "slim" column to the one labeled "none."

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7:04 AM ET | 07- 8-2008 | permalink

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The background music on this is nothing short of incessant. Makes this hard to listen to.

Sent by Anon | 11:27 AM ET | 07-09-2008

Crystal Air has a great satiric spin on this story:

Gambling Addicts Flock To Buy No-Chance Lottery Tickets
http://www.crystalair.com/content.php?id=59200807004

Sent by Rich | 11:48 AM ET | 07-09-2008

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