wedrifid comments on Winning the Unwinnable - Less Wrong
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.... yes.
The expected value is also influenced by the number of other tickets purchased. Neglecting that would give you the wrong expected value (see CronDAS's caveat).
Rereading the comment chain I see that I was misreading your post the first time through. Sorry!