The excellent gambling advice site Gambleaware.co.uk has collated a list of various odds. Are you more likely to win the National Lottery or to be hit by an asteroid? Here are the odds.
If you’re in your thirties, the odds of reaching 100 are 1 in 8.
The odds of rolling a 2 in a game of craps is 1 in 36.
Choosing the right number in a game of roulette? 1 in 37.
Winning even a small prize in the National Lottery: 1 in 57
Getting a full house in your first five cards in Poker: 1 in 4,165
A 20 million ton asteroid hitting Earth on 13 April 2036: 1 in 45,000
Getting a Royal Flush in your first five cards in Poker: 1 in 650,000
Being hit by lightning in the next year: 1 in 10,000,000
Winning a share of the National Lottery jackpot: 1 in 14,000,000
