That only works if there can be only one winner. If you spend $250Mto win $292M, that seems like a sure bet. But someone else wins too, then you only won $146 million, so you actually lost $104M. I&#x27;m skeptical that the math works out, even if you&#x27;re the only winner, though.<p>The lottery is pretty much designed so that the expected value (EV) of a ticket is much, much lower than what you pay for it. They always make more money than you win.