Hi Paul,

You wrote:

"I was told, although I didn't understand why, that the chances of winning are just as good if one buys 5 tickets as 1 ticket."

That's not quite right. Buying 5 tickets in the CA lottery is a 5 in 41 million chance of hitting, not much better odds than buying just one ticket. It isn't a 1 in 8 million chance just because you buy five tickets for the same drawing instead of just one.

Bob :)