Saturday, March 31, 2012

Kansas man struck by lightning hours after buying lottery tickets

 

KANSAS CITY, Kansas (Reuters) - A Kansas man was struck by lightning hours after buying three Mega Millions lottery tickets on Thursday, proving in real life the old saying that a gambler is more likely to be struck down from the sky than win the jackpot. Bill Isles, 48, bought three tickets in the record $656 million lottery Thursday at a Wichita, Kansas grocery store. On the way to his car, Isles said he commented to a friend: "I've got a better chance of getting struck by lightning" than winning the lottery. Later at about 9:30 p.m. ...

Kansas man struck by lightning hours after buying lottery tickets
Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:36:00 GMT

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