`` Lower income people think their chances of winning are slim . Jen Bucala likes to buy lottery tickets ; an estimated $ 10,000 in 10 years . Psychology professor : Low entry fee is part of lottery 's seduction . Study : 38 percent of poor think lottery best way for them to get hundreds of thousands . Statistician : The odds are that the average person will win a few times, but not enough to make it worth their time and effort.
Jen Bucala likes to buy lottery tickets ; an estimated $ 10,000 in 10 years . Psychology professor : Low entry fee is part of lottery 's seduction . Study : 38 percent of poor think lottery best way for them to get hundreds of thousands . Statistician : The odds are that the average person will win a few times, but not enough to make it worth their time and effort.