Whole Town Wins Lottery, Except for One Man

Written by Pat's Papers | Wednesday, 1 February 2012 7:41 AM


Some might consider Costis Mitsotakis unlucky—he’s the only person in his entire village in Spain who did not buy a winning ticket for a recent lottery.  But the Greek filmmaker’s not upset because one of his neighbors is buying the land he had for sale.

SOURCE: New York Times

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