These are the lotto tickets bought by the “magicians and snake charmers” who work on this show. We lined up just like everybody else for our chance at a $640 million jackpot (as of now). So depending on how tonight’s drawing goes… Monday could be a very different show.
Putting aside our dreams of yachts, champagne baths and world travel, the lottery sparked a smart discussion today about our society.
- In New York, households with a median income of $30,000 spend twice as much on lottery tickets than $50,000 income households.
- Despite a downward economy, lottery sales have been steadily on the rise since 2004
- Also in New York, 15% of State aid to school districts came from lottery revenue
So are the millions of Americans (us included) who are holding Mega Millions tickets today feeling lucky? Or just desperate?
Casey Schaeffer