
And other stories from the stranger side of life
A man in the US bought 20 tickets for a single lottery drawing and won 20 times, landing a total prize of $100,000. The Virginia Lottery said Fekru Hirpo of Virginia bought 20 tickets for the 8 Pick 4 draw with the number combination 2-5-2-7 when he visited the Four Mile Run Shell station on South Four Mile Run Drive in Arlington. He told UPI he doesn’t usually buy large amounts of identical tickets for Pick 4, but he had a strong feeling about that particular draw.