&gt; Only microscopically different odds than buying a ticket.<p>If that were the case, then approximately one winning ticket would blow into someone&#x27;s hand every week. Alternatively, literally no one ever would have bought a winning ticket.<p>(I&#x27;m guessing here that nobody has ever won by having the winning ticket blow into their hand. Correct me if I&#x27;m wrong.)<p>Buying a winning ticket is incredibly unlikely, and having the winning ticket blow into your hand is incredibly unlikely. But the difference between these two is very large.