[quote name=\'tpirfan28\' post=\'204337\' date=\'Dec 20 2008, 07:14 PM\']
I didn't find exact odds on lightning, but the worst odds (you getting hit) I saw were 1 in 280,000. Assuming you're not an idiot, you would assume the Showcase is less than $100,000. Ergo, a 1 in 100,000 chance of nailing the Showcase exactly (and the odds are really better than that). Better odds to nail a showcase than get nailed by lightning.[/quote]
Well, I did find official NOAA odds.
Odds of being struck by lightning in a given year (reported deaths + injuries): 1/700,000
Odds of being struck by lightning in a given year (estimated total deaths + injuries): 1/400,000
Odds of being struck in your lifetime (Est. 80 years): 1/5000
Take that as you will.
/The facts never lie.