The full list of odds is available at:
http://www.funny2.com/odds.htm
But they don't sort the odds by number. Here's the list sorted by number:
182,138,880,000,000 to 1: Odds of a meteor landing on your house
500,000,000 to 1: Odds of being killed on a 5-mile bus trip
300,000,000 to 1: Chance of dying from a shark attack
100,000,000 to 1: Chance of dying from SARS in the United States
40,000,000 to 1: Chance of contracting the human version of mad cow disease
32,000,000 to 1: Chance of dying from a mountain lion attack in California
30,589,556 to 1: Chance of dying from ignition or melting of nightwear
20,000,000 to 1: Odds of getting canonized
20,000,000 to 1: Odds of becoming a saint
13,200,000 to 1: Odds of being an astronaut
13,000,000 to 1: Odds of winning the California lottery
10,000,000 to 1: Odds of becoming president
10,000,000 to 1: Chance of dying from parts falling off an airplane
5,005,564 to 1: Chance of dying from contact with hot tap water
4,235,477 to 1: Chance of dying from being bitten or struck by mammals (other than dogs or humans)
3,441,325 to 1: Chance of dying from legal execution
3,441,325 to 1: Chance of dying from contact with a venomous animal or plant
3,000,000 to 1: Odds of spotting a UFO today
3,000,000 to 1: Chance of dying from food poisoning
2,320,000 to 1: Odds of being killed by lightning
1,428,377 to 1: Chance of dying from overexertion, travel or privation
1,000,000 to 1: Chance of dying in a fireworks accident
700,000 to 1: Chance of dying from being bitten by a dog
685,000 to 1: Odds of drowning in a bathtub
662,000 to 1: Odds of winning an Olympic medal
650,000 to 1: Chance of dying in a terrorist attack while visiting a foreign country
Posted by:
spudart on Jul 06, 09 | 5:58 pm
649,740 to 1: Odds of getting a royal flush in po-ker on first five cards dealt
576,000 to 1: Odds of being struck by lightning
370,035 to 1: Chance of dying from choking on food
354,319 to 1: Chance of dying in an airplane accident
225,107 to 1: Chance of dying from exposure to forces of nature (heat, cold, lightning, earthquake, flood)
107,787 to 1: Chance of dying in an explosion
88,000 to 1: Odds of dating a supermodel
81,524 to 1: Chance of dying from exposure to smoke, fire, and flames
79,065 to 1: Chance of dying from accidental drowning
60,000 to 1: Odds of striking it rich on Antiques Roadshow
22,000 to 1: Odds of becoming a pro athlete
20,666 to 1: Chance of dying from any kind of fall
20,000 to 1: Chance of dying in such a collision
19,556 to 1: Odds of injury from fireworks
18,585 to 1: Chance of dying from a car accident
18,000 to 1: Odds of being murdered
16,421 to 1: Chance of dying from an assault
15,000 to 1: Odds of an American speaking Cherokee
11,500 to 1: Odds of bowling a 300 game
11,500 to 1: Odds of winning an Academy Award
11,000 to 1: Odds of a person in the military winning the Medal of Honor
10,000 to 1: Odds of finding a four-leaf clover on first try
9,380 to 1: Chance of dying from intentional self-harm
7,000 to 1: Odds of being considered possessed by Satan
6,585 to 1: Odds of injury from shaving
5,000 to 1: Odds of getting a hole in one
5,000 to 1: Chance that Earth will experience a catastrophic collision with an asteroid in the next 100 years
4,464 to 1: Odds of injury from using a chain saw
3,623 to 1: Odds of injury from mowing the lawn
2,232 to 1: Odds of fatally slipping in bath or shower
1,820 to 1: Chance of dying from any kind of injury during the next year
563 to 1: Odds of catching a ball at a major league ballgame
Posted by:
spudart on Jul 06, 09 | 5:59 pm
250 to 1: Odds of finding out your child is a genius
220 to 1: Odds of writing a New York Times best seller
215 to 1: Odds of dating a millionaire
200 to 1: Odds of having your identity stolen
175 to 1: Odds of being audited by the IRS
117 to 1: Odds of being on plane with a drunken pilot
90 to 1: Odds of being born a twin in North America
77 to 1: Odds of being killed sometime in the next year in any sort of transportation accident
69 to 1: Odds of being killed in any sort of non-transportation accident
26 to 1: Chance of getting colon / rectal cancer
25 to 1: Odds of getting hemorrhoids
20 to 1: Odds of being the victim of serious crime in your lifetime
10 to 1: Chance of getting the flu this year
9 to 1: Chance of getting breast cancer
9 to 1: Chance of beating pancreatic or liver cancer
7 to 1: Chance of getting arthritis
6 to 1: Chance of having a stroke
6 to 1: Chance of suffering from asthma or allergy diseases
6 to 1: Chance of getting prostate cancer
3 to 1: Odds that a person between the age of 18 and 29 does NOT read a newspaper regularly
3 to 1: Odds that an American adult does not want to live to age 120 under any circumstances
3 to 1: Odds that a celebrity marriage will last a lifetime
3 to 1: Chance of dying from heart disease
3 to 1: Chance of an American woman developing cancer in her lifetime
2 to 1: Odds of getting away with murder
2 to 1: Chance of American man developing cancer in his lifetime
1.3 to 1: Odds that a first marriage will survive without separation or divorce for 15 years
Posted by:
spudart on Jul 06, 09 | 5:59 pm
I've only ever found 1 4-leaf clover when I was actively looking for one. I've never just stumbled upon one or spied one from above.
I like that I have a better chance of wining an Olympic medal than of drowning in the bathtub. I wonder if an Olympic swimmer has ever drowned in a bathtub
Posted by:
Tom on Jul 07, 09 | 9:42 am
i have found abot 15 or 16 five leaf clovers and abought 200 or 300 four leaf clovers. I have a 6, and a 7 leaf i have allways been able to find them . maybe i need to play the lottery
on april 3,2010 in my back i found three four leaf clover.all three were right next to each other.then about two hours later i found another by it self. then today i found one more.what are the odds to finding five in the same patch, pretty close to each other?
Posted by: thomas sonnier on Apr 05, 10 | 7:46 pm
My gradmother and i can find four leaf clovers by the handful with very little effort. we have a compition every year. who can find the first, biggest, and smallest. we both have many 5,6,7 and 8 leaf clovers as well. I have found as many as 30 in one patch at many different places. once you have found a couple they tend to pop up at you, making them easy to find. has for them being lucky im still not sure. although my family and I are working and healthy so thats luck enough.
Posted by: heather phaneuf on Apr 17, 10 | 12:04 pm
Heather, how long does it take you to find a four-leaf clover? Are you out there for an hour looking? I think most people, like me, will look for about 10 seconds. Maybe I need to give it a good solid hour.
Posted by:
spudart on Apr 17, 10 | 12:48 pm
My sister so far has found 1,362 4 leaf clovers in our back yard since 2006. She has 12-Five leaf clovers 22-7 leaf clovers and 8-8 leaf clovers, a friend of mine has a 1-9 leaf clover in a frame that she found in maine.
Posted by: Jam3s on Jul 14, 10 | 6:58 pm
I thin it's always fun just looking for them, it's bonus sweetness when you actually find one.. It's like awesome....
someone left a comment on this post with a super long name. I had to delete it, because it was wrecking the side column in my site design. Here's the comment:
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i have found over 800 four leaf clovers, and even 4 9-leaf clovers. What is the likelyhood of that? I dont know, and I'm in a statistics/calculus class.
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Posted by:
spudart on May 11, 11 | 9:36 am