Mega odds: Events more likely than a Powerball win

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  1. A record $425 million Powerball jackpot will be up for grabs Wednesday after no one matched all the numbers this past weekend. The Daily Beast has compiled a list of events more likely than a lottery win.

  2. Dying in an asteroid apocalypse -- Odds: 1 in 12,500

  3. Becoming a movie star

    Becoming a Movie Star -- Odds: 1 in 1,505,000

  4. Becoming U.S. president -- Odds: 1 in 10 million

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  5. Getting struck by lightning -- Odds: 1 in 1 million

  6. Dying in a plane crash -- Odds: 1 in 1 million

  7. Dying in a bathtub -- Odds: 1 in 840,000

  8. Death by flesh-eating virus -- Odds: 1 in 1 million

  9. Dying from being left-handed (and incorrectly using a right-handed product) -- Odds: 1 in 4.4 million

  10. Dying from bee, hornet or wasp sting -- Odds: 1 in 6.1 million

  11. Dying in a car accident -- Odds: 1 in 6,700

  12. Dying in an on-the-Job accident -- Odds: 1 in 48,000

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