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"Imagine you’re sitting in a football stadium with 10,000 people. One of you will be randomly selected and killed. How much would you pay to make sure you aren’t chosen? Remember, the chance that you’ll be chosen is only 1 in 10,000."

What a completely useless thought experiment. Unless you're actually in this situation, the decision will be heavily distorted. It's one thing to say what you do in a difficult situation, it's another thing to be in one and take the decision then and there.

Are my family members/friends also in that stadium? Can I contribute to their fund? What about children and notable figures?

If I can only contribute to myself, I'd pay all of the money in my bank.

My body is worth what someone is willing to pay for it. I'm willing to pay quite a bit more than $2.5MM -- I'm willing to pay my entire net worth plus anything I can borrow.