Jackpot is currently $24 million (paid over 26 years). The jackpot starts at just $2 million. It usually increases either 250k or 500k each time it rolls over, so I think it's rolled over like more than 50 times now, more than 4 months without a winner. odds on a single combo (6 numbers out of 52 total) hitting is just over 10mil to 1 and a $1 ticket gets you two combos. So if I understand this correctly, a single ticket is a little over 5mil to 1 to win, but it now pays more than $8 million lump sum after taxes. Of course, it's possible it could split, but given that nobody has cashed in months it seems the game is unpopular and that seems fairly unlikely. Plus, you win $3 for 3/6; around $40 for 4/6 and around $900 for 5/6.
Even discounting utility arguments, just math-wise, isn't this a rare +EV Lotto? Any math guys have an opinion?