Mega Millions Jackpot Odds

Tonight, millions of Americans will gather around their TVs for the Mega Millions Jackpot lottery drawing. The first prize is more than a whopping half-billion dollars!!! OK, it’s nice to dream, but the chances of you actually winning that prize are pretty long — something along the lines of 176 million to one. But as insurmountable as those odds may seem, other things  — but not all — have even longer odds. For example, it’s 200 million-to-1 that you’re even still reading this tortured setup and haven’t already skipped down and started reading…