One of the reasons I've created these discussion assignments is to showcase how statistics and probability is everywhere - from exit polls during election time, experimental and observational studies, to even gambling.

The following article (from March of 2019) connects expected value and the binomial theorem to something most of us have done - playing the lottery. paragraph summarizing what you've learned and tie it back to what we're learning in our current unit. Did it change your mind with regards to playing the lottery?

Reference: https://www.businessinsider.com/powerball-jackpot-450-million-expected-value-2019-3