An American wrote the same numbers on lottery tickets for several years and became rich played the lottery with the same numbers for a year and won in the end. This was reported by the UPI news agency.
62-year-old Curtis Olson purchased a lottery ticket in a store in Ironwood, Michigan. He wrote in the same numbers with which he had been playing for four years. As a result, the American hit the jackpot and became rich.
“The next morning after the draw, I checked the numbers and recognized them immediately. For several days I could not move away from the shock: I could not believe it. My wife and I are in seventh heaven! ” – said the man. Olson chose to take the prize in the form of a lump sum, rather than receive $ 25,000 (1.8 million rubles) annually throughout his life. After taxes, his winnings amounted to 390 thousand dollars (28.3 million rubles).
The man said that the winnings will allow him to pay bills and improve his standard of living. “Winning like this is life-changing. It's nice to know that in unexpected situations, such as a car breakdown, we no longer have to worry about where to find money, “Olson emphasized.
Earlier it was reported that a resident of the American city of Mexico, Missouri, five years wrote the same numbers on lottery tickets and got rich by hitting the jackpot. The American plans to spend the money to close the loans.