Totally agree.<p>Calling the game a ripoff is unfair. Ripoff is a deception, yet Powerball is completely honest about its mechanism.<p>Participants understand that they are playing a game with a low chance of winning, but they do get a lot of value out of the ticket. Otherwise, with so much information available, why would they play?<p>If we worry about participants not being able to &quot;understand&quot; these sorts of large odds, we might be better off worrying over much graver yet common situations. Do we understand the price of not paying attention in elementary school math class? The pitfalls of not having various kinds of insurance? Or even driving on the freeway?