HIGHLIGHTS:  Would you rather have a 100% chance of winning $1 million, or a 75% chance of winning $100 BILLION?  Someone polled people on Reddit, and 52% said they’d risk it and go for the big money.

FULL STORY:  You missed the Mega Millions jackpot again, but at least you didn’t blow $600 on tickets like one guy in Southern California.  Also, the Powerball is tonight, so keep dreaming.  And speaking of . . .

Here’s a fun hypothetical:  Would you rather have a 100% chance of winning $1 million . . . or a 75% chance at winning $100 BILLION?

The first option is guaranteed money that could change your life.  The second would make you one of the richest people in the world . . . but there’s a 1 in 4 chance you get nothing.

Someone polled over 1,500 people on Reddit, and it’s close.  But most said they’d roll the dice.

48% would go for the guaranteed money . . . 52% would risk it to go for the 100 billion. 

(Reddit) 

(The Reddit person actually made the first choice $700,000 for some reason, but it’s essentially the same question.)