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Monday, June 16, 2008

Lightning Strikes Wisconsin Teen, Mom Wins Lottery: Now, That's a Lucky Family!

"Girl, 16, Survives Lightning Strike, Family Wins Lottery the Next Day"
FOXNews (June 16, 2008)

"BLANCHARD, Mich. — No one quite understands the term "striking it lucky" better than 16-year-old BreAnna Helsel. The Michigan teen survived being struck by lightning and went on to win $20 in the lottery the next day...."

Getting struck by lightning is "lucky," in a way: The odds are about 3,000 to 1 that someone will get struck by lightning once in an eighty-year lifetime. Then there's Roy Sullivan. He got hit seven times, over a span of 35 years.

It's getting struck by lightning, and walking away with a few fingertips darker than the others, ajavascript:void(0)
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