Math problem: person A invests $5 per week in lottery tickets for 30 years. Person B invests $5 per week in VWO, an emerging markets index fund. Person C buys a $5 book each week and reads it. Person D goes to the bar every Friday night, buys one $5 drink, and talks to the other folks there. After 30 years, who comes out ahead?

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