Lucky to Live here

Some places are considered to be more lucky than others, but in Canada the small town of Pincher Creek has just announced its third recent big lottery jackpot winner. Shirley Anderson collected a cheque for $1million from the Alberta Lottery Fund on March 15 2006. Her win came from a free ticket she had won on a previous $10 “Super Set For Life” ticket. Scratching away the silver lining revealed the game's second highest prize, $1 million. Her win follows in the footsteps of Lori Kunkat, a nurse, who won $2 million in February 2006 and Doug McClain who won $10 million in April 2005. A spokesperson for the Western Canada Lottery Corporation did say it was unusual for such a small town to have so many big winners.

Meanwhile in Ireland two people holding winning Lotto tickets bought in the same town have yet to claim their prizes. They are worth having at Euros225,000 and were bought at the Spar Shop in the village of Kinlough for the March 18 2006 draw. There were six winners overall, two of whom have claimed their prizes, and come from Dublin.