Lotto win
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In New Zealand, several years ago, I was in desperate need of \$1300 to pay some unexpected bills ( car and dental problems.) I did not have any spare money and during my lunch break I sat in my car and prayed for help.
I happened to be 'lotto monitor' for our work syndicate, and that evening after work I went to check our ticket as usual. I was very surprised to find we had a win and even more surprised when the salesman said he could not give me that amount of money from the till. When he told me how much it was, the number seemed familiar and I realised the amount we had won was the first 4 numbers of our work telephone number!
He congratulated me and I explained that the money wasnt all mine as it was a syndicate. He asked how many were in the syndicate and when I told him he got out a calculator and told me how much each of us would get.
It was................................just over \$1300 each.
Date submitted:Sat, 14 Apr 2012 07:00:30 +0000Coincidence ID:6259
