Rolling to win!

Question

Suppose you are playing a game with a fair die (e.g. no bias for any one side), and your expected payout based on the # you roll is in the table below:

Roll Payout
6 $4
5 $2
4 $1
3 $0
2 $0
1 $0

Given the above table, is it worth it to play this game?

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