Imagine a specific type of orange tree where 0.1% of planted trees will turn out to provide fruit that is literally made of gold.

Anyone can plant an orange tree and get some normal oranges out of it (a meager profit)... but also a bonus lottery ticket.

Each seedling is a bet with capped downside (mainly opportunity cost) and significant upside.

To guarantee great returns, you'd need a big enough orchard to plant 1000 trees: 1000 bets.