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[โ€“] slazer2au 8 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Because humans are terrible

https://np.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/24vo34/whats_the_happiest_5word_sentence_you_could_hear/chb4v05/

Large jackpot winners face double digit multiples of probability versus the general population to be the victim of:

Homicide (something like 20x more likely). Drug overdose
Bankruptcy (how's that for irony?)
Kidnapping

And triple digit multiples of probability versus the general population rate to be:

Convicted of drunk driving
The victim of Homicide (at the hands of a family member) 120x more likely in this case, ain't love grand?
A defendant in a civil lawsuit
A defendant in felony criminal proceedings

[โ€“] BradleyUffner 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

But since those events are based on probability, you would be one of the lucky few without those problems!

[โ€“] slazer2au 4 points 8 hours ago

Like I said, hope the last 2 cancel each other out.