Funny story about betting

[Roman]

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1706485147791462844.html

A person that plays the races sent me this today, knowing I like playing the Pick3/4/5/6 wagers, and I am always asking him and a couple of friends to go in on some tickets ,  through Twinspires bet sharing option. It makes the payout and taxes easy to handle and real easy to use.

So after laughing for about 20 minutes after reading this, I wondered how many people play a $4300 pick 5 only to return $500 stay viable playing the game?

Or is it because they sell shares in the ticket to spread the risk and hope for all long shots to come in, playing all in every sequence?