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According to survey data collected by Nobel laureate Maurice Allais--and duplicated by several subsequent researchers--most people answer A to Question 1 and B to Question 2. There is no way to reconcile that combination of answers with the most rudimentary theory of rationality, no matter how you answer Question 3. In other words, people prefer the cash over the lottery ticket--to an extent that rational risk aversion can't explain.
Who says the lottery is a sucker's gamble?
By seeding packs with a few high-value cards, the manufacturer is encouraging kids to buy Pokémon cards like lottery tickets.
James Sensenbrenner , R-Wis., won the $250,000 D.C. lottery jackpot.
Zell Miller instituted a hugely popular state lottery that has raised tens of millions of dollars for public education.