What is the lottery, and how does it work?

Million Bazillion

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News, Kids & Family

4.5 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

It’s a new season of “Million Bazillion!” In this episode, Ryan and Bridget dive into the world of lotteries after listener Oskar asked how they work. With the help of a talking stat(istics) cat, they learn just how tricky it is to win big. But like many lottery hopefuls, the pair still buys a ticket with a plan they think will help them beat the odds. Will their idea work? Listen to find out!

If your family is interested in learning more about the questions we answered in this episode, check out our website. We’ve got discussion questions and tips!

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0:00.0	Hey, bazillionaires. Welcome back to a new season of Million Bazillion. Bridget and Ryan are at it again, tackling intriguing topics and answering interesting questions from listeners. This season is presented in partnership with Greenlight, the debit card and money app for kids and teens. With Greenlight, kids can set savings goals, learn to invest, or make their savings work hard
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0:28.0	Sign up for Greenlight today at greenlight.com slash million.
0:31.6	That's greenlight.com slash million.
0:36.5	Hey, Bridget, I'm bored out of my mind.
0:39.6	Let's play the game.
0:40.8	Guess what number I'm thinking of.
0:42.6	If you guess it correctly, you win a dollar.
0:45.1	Uh, okay.
0:46.4	Uh, five.
0:48.0	Nope, higher?
0:49.2	Seven?
0:50.2	Higher?
0:51.1	I'll give you a hint.
0:52.1	It's not between one and ten.
0:53.6	Think higher, bigger.
0:54.9	Okay, um, 32.
0:57.0	Not quite. Think, um, perkier than that.
0:59.4	Perkier? How could a number be perky? Uh, how about like, 55?
1:04.3	Closer, but not quite so perky. More like a strong, muscular number.
1:08.3	Hmm, strong. Okay. 88.
1:11.1	No, no, that's too strong.
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