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Drive the tollway, opt in to the lottery
From r/Lightbulb · originally by u/ansyhrrian · August 11, 2025
If you drive on a toll road, be given option to add a nominal amount to the toll (like $0.10-$0.15) to become eligible for a weekly drawing. Each “opt-in” to pay extra earns you an additional entry.
Drawing every Sunday. Winner gets 80% of the total amount.
Requires new legislation and partnership with the state lottery system, but the infrastructure for the toll roads should already be in place.
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Also, proposing for the Illinois I-pass, as an example, it would be an opt-in per month (required to opt in or automatically opts out) and/or in the SoCal NorCal systems the toll roads would be able to manage in the same fashion. Could also offer “we’ll pay your tolls” benefits for the month at 1/1000 odds and still be highly profitable after admin fees.