Lottery win for a gentleman after he lets woman jump queue
December 14th, 2010 - 2:51 am ICT by Aishwarya BhattManila, Dec 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Being a gentleman sure pays! A man let an impatient woman jump the queue in front of him. The impatient woman let the lottery ticket slip away from her hands into the hands of the 63 years old gentleman.
He managed to win $22.18 millions after his noble deed. However when he learned that he had bagged the lucky ticket then he spared a thought for the unlucky lady who had unknowingly led him to the winning ticket.
“The woman cut in. He was being very gentlemanly so he just stepped back and allowed her. When he won, he kept thinking: how sad for that woman. She could have won the big prize if she had just been patient,” according to Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office chair Margie Juico.
It also ought to be mentioned that since no one has won the lottery since May, so the money has just kept on accumulating and that is the reason that this time around the jackpot was worth around $22.18 million. since the prize money was so huge, so there were a number of hopefuls for it. That is why there were huge lines outside the lottery office to buy the tickets.
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