| So, you think you could use an extra $148 million? | | | | If these are your priorities, you can reduce the odds |
| What would you do with all that money? Buy a | | | | by millions and have an easier -- and much more likely |
| yacht? Buy an island where you can park your yacht? | | | | -- chance of winning a cash prize of $100,000 or |
| Buy a private jet (with crew)? Hit all the IN hot | | | | more. |
| spots, dripping in 'bling' and precious gems? Hit the | | | | Every state that offers Mega Millions also offers the |
| casinos and double it or gamble it away? Buy a castle | | | | low-odds, easier-to-win Cash 5 game (called, in |
| in Europe? Buy a sports team? Run for public office | | | | different states, Fantasy 5, Take 5, Hit 5, Bonus |
| and save our country from corrupt politicians? | | | | Match 5, Little Lotto, Mass Cash or Rolling Cash 5). All |
| If your answer is "No," to all of the above, then why | | | | but one of those games have odds of one chance in |
| chase 100-plus million-dollar Mega Millions jackpots | | | | half a million of winning the first prize jackpot, with |
| when the odds against you are 175 million to one? | | | | payouts upwards of $100,000 in a cash lump sum. |
| Ask some people why they chase 100-plus | | | | Did you know that it is much easier to win $100,000 |
| million-dollar jackpots and you wonder if they know | | | | in a cash 5 lotto game than it is to win a measly |
| how many zeros are in 100 million: "So, I will have | | | | $10,000 in Mega Millions? |
| more time to spend at home with my children." | | | | The odds of winning a first-prize cash jackpot in a 5 |
| "Because I need new carpeting upstairs." "My truck | | | | 39 game are one chance in 575,757. |
| broke down." | | | | The odds of winning a fixed $10,000 payout in Mega |
| For realistic answers, ask thousands of lottery | | | | Millions are one chance in 689,065. |
| players and 97 percent of them will tell you the real | | | | You have better odds and a better chance of |
| reasons they want to win a lotto jackpot -- in this | | | | winning ten times more money in almost any cash 5 |
| order of priorities: | | | | game in which you pick 5 numbers from 1 to 39. |
| | | | A cash 5 jackpot will not make you mega rich, but I |
| 1. To pay off all their debts; | | | | guarantee that when you win one, you will be very, |
| 2. To help loved ones in need; | | | | very happy. |
| 3. To travel; | | | | © 2007 Gail Howard. Use and distribution of this |
| 4. To buy a new car for self and/or their children; | | | | article must include the author's information and |
| 5. To buy a new house (but not far from the old | | | | copyright. |
| neighborhood). | | | | |