A lottery ticket every week… or the S&P 500?
Same money, every week since 2000
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What the data shows
- Spent on lottery tickets: $4 in Jan 2000, $2.2K in Nov 2026.
- S&P 500: $4 in Jan 2000, $10.6K in Nov 2026. It peaked at $11K in Aug 2026.
The data
Source given by the creator: Powerball: $1, then $2 from Jan 2012 (Wikipedia; CBS/AP). Stock: SPY, Yahoo Finance, dividends reinvested..
| Date | Spent on lottery tickets | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | $4 | $4 |
| 2000-02 | $9 | $9 |
| 2000-03 | $13 | $14 |
| 2000-04 | $17 | $18 |
| 2000-05 | $22 | $22 |
| 2000-06 | $26 | $27 |
| 2000-07 | $30 | $30 |
| 2000-08 | $35 | $37 |
| 2000-09 | $39 | $39 |
| 2000-10 | $43 | $43 |
| 2000-11 | $48 | $44 |
| 2000-12 | $52 | $49 |
| 2001-01 | $57 | $55 |
| 2001-02 | $61 | $54 |
| 2001-03 | $65 | $55 |
| 2001-04 | $70 | $65 |
| 2001-05 | $74 | $69 |
| 2001-06 | $78 | $71 |
| 2001-07 | $83 | $75 |
| 2001-08 | $87 | $75 |
| 2001-09 | $91 | $73 |
| 2001-10 | $96 | $78 |
| 2001-11 | $100 | $89 |
| 2001-12 | $104 | $94 |
| 2002-01 | $109 | $97 |
| 2002-02 | $113 | $100 |
| 2002-03 | $117 | $107 |
| 2002-04 | $122 | $105 |
| 2002-05 | $126 | $109 |
| 2002-06 | $130 | $105 |
| 2002-07 | $135 | $101 |
| 2002-08 | $139 | $107 |
| 2002-09 | $143 | $100 |
| 2002-10 | $148 | $112 |
| 2002-11 | $152 | $124 |
| 2002-12 | $157 | $121 |
| 2003-01 | $161 | $122 |
| 2003-02 | $165 | $125 |
| 2003-03 | $170 | $130 |
| 2003-04 | $174 | $145 |
| 2003-05 | $178 | $157 |
| 2003-06 | $183 | $163 |
| 2003-07 | $187 | $170 |
| 2003-08 | $191 | $178 |
| 2003-09 | $196 | $181 |
| 2003-10 | $200 | $195 |
| 2003-11 | $204 | $201 |
| 2003-12 | $209 | $216 |
| 2004-01 | $213 | $224 |
| 2004-02 | $217 | $232 |
| 2004-03 | $222 | $233 |
| 2004-04 | $226 | $233 |
| 2004-05 | $230 | $241 |
| 2004-06 | $235 | $250 |
| 2004-07 | $239 | $246 |
| 2004-08 | $244 | $251 |
| 2004-09 | $248 | $258 |
| 2004-10 | $252 | $266 |
| 2004-11 | $257 | $282 |
| 2004-12 | $261 | $295 |
| 2005-01 | $265 | $293 |
| 2005-02 | $270 | $303 |
| 2005-03 | $274 | $302 |
| 2005-04 | $278 | $301 |
| 2005-05 | $283 | $315 |
| 2005-06 | $287 | $319 |
| 2005-07 | $291 | $336 |
| 2005-08 | $296 | $337 |
| 2005-09 | $300 | $344 |
| 2005-10 | $304 | $341 |
| 2005-11 | $309 | $360 |
| 2005-12 | $313 | $363 |
| 2006-01 | $317 | $377 |
| 2006-02 | $322 | $383 |
| 2006-03 | $326 | $394 |
| 2006-04 | $330 | $403 |
| 2006-05 | $335 | $395 |
| 2006-06 | $339 | $401 |
| 2006-07 | $344 | $407 |
| 2006-08 | $348 | $420 |
| 2006-09 | $352 | $436 |
| 2006-10 | $357 | $454 |
| 2006-11 | $361 | $467 |
| 2006-12 | $365 | $478 |
| 2007-01 | $370 | $489 |
| 2007-02 | $374 | $484 |
| 2007-03 | $378 | $494 |
| 2007-04 | $383 | $520 |
| 2007-05 | $387 | $542 |
| 2007-06 | $391 | $539 |
| 2007-07 | $396 | $526 |
| 2007-08 | $400 | $537 |
| 2007-09 | $404 | $562 |
| 2007-10 | $409 | $574 |
| 2007-11 | $413 | $556 |
| 2007-12 | $417 | $555 |
| 2008-01 | $422 | $525 |
| 2008-02 | $426 | $516 |
| 2008-03 | $430 | $516 |
| 2008-04 | $435 | $545 |
| 2008-05 | $439 | $557 |
| 2008-06 | $444 | $515 |
| 2008-07 | $448 | $515 |
| 2008-08 | $452 | $527 |
| 2008-09 | $457 | $482 |
| 2008-10 | $461 | $407 |
| 2008-11 | $465 | $383 |
| 2008-12 | $470 | $391 |
| 2009-01 | $474 | $363 |
| 2009-02 | $478 | $328 |
| 2009-03 | $483 | $360 |
| 2009-04 | $487 | $400 |
| 2009-05 | $491 | $428 |
| 2009-06 | $496 | $432 |
| 2009-07 | $500 | $469 |
| 2009-08 | $504 | $490 |
| 2009-09 | $509 | $512 |
| 2009-10 | $513 | $506 |
| 2009-11 | $517 | $542 |
| 2009-12 | $522 | $557 |
| 2010-01 | $526 | $541 |
| 2010-02 | $531 | $562 |
| 2010-03 | $535 | $601 |
| 2010-04 | $539 | $614 |
| 2010-05 | $544 | $570 |
| 2010-06 | $548 | $545 |
| 2010-07 | $552 | $586 |
| 2010-08 | $557 | $564 |
| 2010-09 | $561 | $619 |
| 2010-10 | $565 | $647 |
| 2010-11 | $570 | $651 |
| 2010-12 | $574 | $699 |
| 2011-01 | $578 | $720 |
| 2011-02 | $583 | $749 |
| 2011-03 | $587 | $754 |
| 2011-04 | $591 | $780 |
| 2011-05 | $596 | $776 |
| 2011-06 | $600 | $767 |
| 2011-07 | $604 | $756 |
| 2011-08 | $609 | $719 |
| 2011-09 | $613 | $673 |
| 2011-10 | $617 | $751 |
| 2011-11 | $622 | $752 |
| 2011-12 | $626 | $764 |
| 2012-01 | $635 | $809 |
| 2012-02 | $644 | $852 |
| 2012-03 | $652 | $888 |
| 2012-04 | $661 | $891 |
| 2012-05 | $670 | $846 |
| 2012-06 | $678 | $889 |
| 2012-07 | $687 | $909 |
| 2012-08 | $696 | $940 |
| 2012-09 | $704 | $973 |
| 2012-10 | $713 | $964 |
| 2012-11 | $722 | $978 |
| 2012-12 | $731 | $995 |
| 2013-01 | $739 | $1.1K |
| 2013-02 | $748 | $1.1K |
| 2013-03 | $757 | $1.1K |
| 2013-04 | $765 | $1.2K |
| 2013-05 | $774 | $1.2K |
| 2013-06 | $783 | $1.2K |
| 2013-07 | $791 | $1.3K |
| 2013-08 | $800 | $1.2K |
| 2013-09 | $809 | $1.3K |
| 2013-10 | $817 | $1.3K |
| 2013-11 | $826 | $1.4K |
| 2013-12 | $835 | $1.4K |
| 2014-01 | $844 | $1.4K |
| 2014-02 | $852 | $1.5K |
| 2014-03 | $861 | $1.5K |
| 2014-04 | $870 | $1.5K |
| 2014-05 | $878 | $1.5K |
| 2014-06 | $887 | $1.6K |
| 2014-07 | $896 | $1.6K |
| 2014-08 | $904 | $1.6K |
| 2014-09 | $913 | $1.6K |
| 2014-10 | $922 | $1.7K |
| 2014-11 | $931 | $1.7K |
| 2014-12 | $939 | $1.7K |
| 2015-01 | $948 | $1.7K |
| 2015-02 | $957 | $1.8K |
| 2015-03 | $965 | $1.8K |
| 2015-04 | $974 | $1.8K |
| 2015-05 | $983 | $1.8K |
| 2015-06 | $991 | $1.8K |
| 2015-07 | $1K | $1.9K |
| 2015-08 | $1K | $1.8K |
| 2015-09 | $1K | $1.7K |
| 2015-10 | $1K | $1.9K |
| 2015-11 | $1K | $1.9K |
| 2015-12 | $1K | $1.9K |
| 2016-01 | $1.1K | $1.8K |
| 2016-02 | $1.1K | $1.8K |
| 2016-03 | $1.1K | $1.9K |
| 2016-04 | $1.1K | $1.9K |
| 2016-05 | $1.1K | $2K |
| 2016-06 | $1.1K | $2K |
| 2016-07 | $1.1K | $2.1K |
| 2016-08 | $1.1K | $2.1K |
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