Odds
The following events are listed in order of "most likely to happen" to "least likely to happen" -- Enjoy!
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#1
- Death & Taxes
- 1 in 1
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#2
- Tossing a "head" using a fair coin
- 1 in 2
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#3
- Rolling a "total of 7" with 2 fair dice
- 1 in 6
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#4
- Dying from heart disease
- 1 in 6
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#5
- Dying from cancer
- 1 in 7
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#7
- Dying from a stroke
- 1 in 28
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#8
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Winning any prize in the
Powerball® lottery - 1 in 35
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#9
- Rolling a 2 or 12 with 2 fair dice
- 1 in 36
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#10
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Winning any prize in the
Mega Millions® lottery - 1 in 40
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#11
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Matching only theball in the Powerball® lottery
- 1 in 62
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#12
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Matching only theball in the Mega Millions® lottery
- 1 in 75
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#13
- Dying in a motor-vehicle accident
- 1 in 85
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#14
- Individuals who faced an IRS audit in 2010
- 1 in 90
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#16
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Matching only theballs in the Powerball® lottery
- 1 in 123
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#17
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Matching only theballs in the Mega Millions® lottery
- 1 in 141
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#19
- Dying from assault by a firearm
- 1 in 300
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#20
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Matching only theballs in the Mega Millions® lottery
- 1 in 306
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#21
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Matching only theballs in the Powerball® lottery
- 1 in 359
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#22
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Matching only theballs in the Powerball® lottery
- 1 in 787
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#23
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Matching only theballs in the Mega Millions® lottery
- 1 in 844
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#24
- Tossing "10 heads" in a row using a fair coin
- 1 in 1,024
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#25
- Dying from accidental drowning
- 1 in 1,073
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#26
- Bowling a perfect game
- 1 in 4,096
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#27
- Finding a four leaf clover
- 1 in 10,000
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#28
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Matching only theballs in the Powerball® lottery
- 1 in 13,644
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#29
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Matching only theballs in the Mega Millions® lottery
- 1 in 13,781
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#30
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Matching only theballs in the Mega Millions® lottery
- 1 in 15,313
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#31
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Matching only theballs in the Powerball® lottery
- 1 in 19,030
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#32
- Dying from contact with Hornets, Wasps, and Bees
- 1 in 62,950
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#33
- Dying from a lightning strike
- 1 in 81,701
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#34
- Dying from a dog bite
- 1 in 119,998
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#35
- Dying from an earthquake
- 1 in 153,597
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#36
- Being dealt a Royal Flush
- 1 in 649,739
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#37
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Matching only theballs in the Mega Millions® lottery
- 1 in 689,065
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#38
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Matching only theballs in the Powerball® lottery
- 1 in 723,145
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#39
- Being struck by lightning this year
- 1 in 750,000
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#40
- Succumbing to H1N1 (Swine Flu)
- 1 in 1,500,000
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#41
- Being killed by a large asteroid
- 1 in 1,500,000
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#42
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Matching only theballs in the Mega Millions® lottery
- 1 in 3,904,701
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#43
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Matching only theballs in the Powerball® lottery
- 1 in 5,138,133
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#44
- Being involved in a plane crash
- 1 in 10,790,000
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#45
- Being attacked by a shark
- 1 in 11,500,000
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#46
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Matching only theballs in the Mega Millions® lottery
- 1 in 175,711,536
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#47
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Matching only theballs in the Powerball® lottery
- 1 in 195,249,054
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