Which of these two events has a greater chance of occurring: You win a $50,000 Powerball payout after buying one ticket, or you get struck by lightning sometime in the next year.
a. You will $50,000
b. You get struck by lightning
a. Congrats! The chances of being hit by lightning are 1 in 1.2 million, but your chances of winning $50,000 at Powerball are better. Sadly, you have only a 1-in 292-million shot at the jackpot.
Rev. Dr. Donna Taylor is the Pastor of Andrew Chapel United Methodist Church (UMC) in Montross, VA. Rev. Dr. Taylor promotes best practices by teaching financial literacy workshops and currently serves as Finance Chair in the Rappahannock River District for the UMC. In May 2015, Rev. Dr. Taylor received her Doctor of Ministry from Virginia University of Lynchburg in Lynchburg, Virginia. Rev. Dr. Taylor was born and raised in New York City and recently discovered her ancestral roots in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. Rev. Dr. Donna Taylor is married to David Taylor and they have a son and a daughter. Their daughter is a educator and son is an Active-Duty Senior Seaman in the Navy married with three children. In her leisure time, she enjoys traveling, reading, swimming, writing poetry, crocheting and spending time with her family.