"Man struck by lightning hours after buying lottery tickets "

[krispos42]

[div class=excerpt style=background:#AFEEEE]Man struck by lightning hours after buying lottery tickets
'It kind of scrambled my brain and gave me an irregular heartbeat'

KANSAS CITY, Kansas — A Kansas man was struck by lightning hours after buying three Mega Millions lottery tickets, 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, Kan., 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., Isles was standing in the back yard of his Wichita duplex, when he saw a flash and heard a boom -- lightning.

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46915119/ns/us_news-weird_news/?ocid=twitter


I joked with my makeup boss today that she had a better chance of being being hit by lightening... while being eaten by a shark... than winning the MegaMillions.

[Tx4obama]

1. K&R

And the story made it to the front page of HuffPo too

Bill Isles, Wichita Man, Struck By Lightning Hours After Buying Mega Millions Lottery Tickets
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/01/bill-isles-struck-lightning-lottery-mega-millions_n_1395112.html

[MADem]

2. Well, gee, isn't HE a lucky devil!!!

"I've got a better chance of getting struck by lightning" than winning the lottery.

Bet he wished the OTHER option was the one that panned out!