I most likely would point to my headphones and pretend I didn't hear him talking to me because I don't want random strangers approaching me on the street for any reason!
But with the cash you've got options. You could still place a bet on something if you wanted if you wanted that moment of excitement. You've just now got the option to pick something that has better odds or something you think you have some knowledge about than a completely random lottery.
I'd take the lotto ticket. I know my chances are a snowball's chance in hell of winning, but I like the idea of it being a gamble. I wish we could have a lottery in Utah - apparently it's against "god's law" to have gambling, for some reason - they say because it causes addiction. Well you should see how addicted to food and sugary drinks people in Utah are. Give me a game to play so I won't have to see that all around me.
I used to work for a company based in Draper, Utah. Once while visiting headquarters I had one of my Utah-native coworkers tell me that Utah is number one in the nation for Ice Cream, cosmetic surgery, and anti-depressants.
I can't comment on the accuracy, but it just feels right.
That is actually true, we are the number one state for cosmetic surgery and for ice cream - and also for those fizzy drink places where you can mix your own super-sugary drink from several choices.
We're also number one on the list of states for teen suicide and depression. But of course the new bills passed by the legislature to forbid diversity in schools and prevent LGBTQ and trans teens from receiving any medical or psychological aid, will CERTAINLY help.
A mega sena (popular lottery ticket in Brazil) costs five reals if you fill it with six numbers. So I'd certainly pick the 5 reals bill, as the expected value per real is always smaller.
The picture changes if the ticket was filled with more numbers; if you hit any six then you get the jackpot, and it's accordingly more expensive (seven numbers for R$35,00; eight for R$140,00). For those I'd need to do the maths, but there are complicating factors:
if multiple people hit the jackpot, the prize gets split
there's a secondary prize if you hit five numbers, and a tertiary one if you hit four
the jackpot varies quite a bit from one draw to another, as it accumulates if nobody hit it in the previous draw
To simplify it: let's say that only the primary prize counts, it's around 30 million reals (typical value), and that your odds are one in 50 million. Then the expected value becomes:
with 6 numbers: R$30M/50M = R$0,60
with 7 numbers: 7*(R$0,60) = R$4,20
with 8 numbers: 8*(R$4,20) = R$33,60
The five reals bill is still more valuable than a mega sena ticket with seven numbers, even if it costs R$35. But if it was eight, I'd pick the ticket.
The ticket in the picture has 5 plays which means it's at least $10, $15 with powerplay or double play, or $20 with both. If the ticket in the picture isn't what we're getting then it can range from the $2 single play ticket to an $800 ticket with 20 plays at $4/play ($2 + $1powerplay + $1double play) for 10 draws (at least that's what I could get here in Iowa, the max amount of draws on a ticket is per-state).
That sounds hella sus... I'm not sure I'd take either, fearing some scam? At worst I lose out on $5 or whatever, while at best I avoid whatever would have happened had I accepted.
I played this game for Christmas with my parents! For fun, they offered me $10 or a scratch-off. For the heck of it, I took the scratch-off and won $40. With the way my luck went last month, I'd have to pick the lottery ticket.
I guess it shouldn't be surprising to me that almost everyone here is picking the lotto ticket with how popular gambling is. I'm just disappointed in y'all.
I'm sure everyone's first actual thought was to take the $5 because it's the practical and "adult" thing to do, but then they were reminded of how dull and boring their choices have become and decided to have a little fun on the internet