Friday The 13th

Friday the 13th may be lucky for those of us who play the lottery.
The Mega Millions jackpot now stands at an estimated $425 million, which explains the long lines at any store that sells lottery tickets.

Yes, the rush is on as we laugh in the face of superstition and buy our tickets, with hope in our hearts that come tomorrow morning we will be free!! Free of financial debt and move immediately to easy street.

And just imagine the Christmas you'd have!

The odds of picking the winning 6 number combination are just 1 in 259 million, but that's not stopping some of us from digging up the cash to buy a ticket.

Here’s a short list of things that are much, much more likely to happen to you than winning tonight’s jackpot:

• Dying from a lightning strike: 1 in 83,000

• Dating a supermodel: 1 in 88,000

• Dying by ignition or melting of nightwear: 1 in 397,000

• Drawing a royal flush in five cards: 1 in 649,740

• Dying from contact with a venomous snake or lizard: 1 in 1,874,034

• Becoming president of the United States: 1 in 10,000,000

But what the heck, I'm running out the door right now to buy a ticket.

Are you going to play tonight? If so how many tickets will you buy?