Question 1167765
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Math expectation of winning amount is  


    {{{1000/1000 + 500/1000 + 250/1000}}} = 1.75  dollars.


To get payback, you should subtract 5 dollars from it that you pay for a ticket.


Thus expected payback is  $1.75 - $5 = - $3.25.


It means that statistically you lose  $3.25 in average at each game, if you play many times.
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