Be it for entertainment purposes or pure thrill-seeking, buying scratch-off tickets occasionally can be fun and potentially profitable. But does the slim chance of success justify its cost? In this article we explore Canadians’ spending on lotteries every year as well as actual odds of winning.

Does Larger Lottery Jackpots Mean Longer Odds? mes It is generally true that larger prize pools tend to come with longer odds, since more people tend to play them and thus your odds increase of winning are greater. There may be exceptions though – for instance Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation’s Max Millions game actually boasts shorter odds than Super 7 did during its peak year!

Reason being, the number of winners in any given draw depends on how many tickets are sold and where those tickets were bought from. Living in a major metropolitan area increases your chances of winning over rural Northern Ontario simply due to more people buying tickets there; though lottery winners do come from sparsely populated towns as winning numbers are selected at random.

Even though chances of winning may seem remote, many continue to play the lottery regardless of its odds. We all desire wealth and prestige while hoping that one day our lives can change for the better. However, keep in mind that your odds of success with any individual lottery purchase are astronomically small; your better chance lie with being hit by lightning or consumed alive by a hippopotamus!