Just lately, Publisher's Clearing House has been pushing their big sweepstakes. I gave up on them many decades ago, but yesterday I looked at the paperwork that came to our house. Most people don't pay any attention to the odds, but they are unreal. 1 in 2,400,000,000 (two billion, four hundred million) for the $5,000.00 a week forever. Yeah, right!
I remember a 60 Minutes story on them years ago that explained that the "winners" you see in the ads are all people that win the much smaller prizes. I am not sure they have ever had anyone win one of the astronomical sums.
I remember a 60 Minutes story on them years ago that explained that the "winners" you see in the ads are all people that win the much smaller prizes. I am not sure they have ever had anyone win one of the astronomical sums.
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