New Math?

[captpackrat]

The Nebraska Lottery has a lotto game called MyDay, in which you pick a month, day and 2-digit year (00-99) and if you match at least part of the date drawn, you win.  Invalid dates are not allowed (e.g. 09/31) and leap days (02/29) are only allowed if the year is divisible by 4, including 00.

Here is their odds chart:

Month+Day+Year1 in 36,525.00Day

Comments

[iraffa]

Ah... it's like "0" and "00" in roulette. Those numbers always go to the House. The House has gotta get its cut. Here, I suspect the state adds some fictitious month-day-years to give it a chance at keeping your money. (and everyone's)