Английская Википедия:Bill Morgan (lottery winner)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox person Bill Morgan is an Australian man from Melbourne who, in May 1999, won a AU$250,000 scratchcard while being filmed re-enacting his previous scratchcard win for a news report.

Biography

In 1998, Bill Morgan was 37 years old, living in a caravan and working as a truck driver, when he was almost killed in a car crash which caused him to develop a heart condition. He then suffered an allergic reaction to the drug used to treat this condition which triggered a fatal heart attack. He was declared clinically dead for 14 minutes and 38 seconds before being revived by paramedics, however he subsequently lapsed into a coma for 12 days during which his family were advised to turn off his life support, but after being transferred to a different hospital he woke up and made a full recovery.[1][2]

Within 12 months of his car crash and subsequent heart attack and coma, he won a scratchcard for a AU$30,000 Toyota Corolla, secured a new job and was engaged to his future wife Lisa Wells.[3][4] His dramatic change in fortune attracted local media attention, and two weeks after his first scratchcard win in May 1999 a TV news station asked him to re-enact it for the B-roll footage of their news report. While being filmed scratching off another card inside the shop he turned around, held up the ticket and said "I just won 250,000. I'm not joking. I just won 250,000." before holding his head in his hands and asking the news team "please don't film me". He then said "I don't believe this is happening. I think I will have another heart attack."[1][2] Celebrating with the newsagency staff over champagne, he then called his fiancée to inform her of his second win and that they could now afford to buy a new house, and she later commented: "I just hope he hasn't used all his good luck up".[3][4] The news footage was later uploaded to YouTube where it went viral.

As of 2020, he was 59 years old and still living in Melbourne with his wife. Although he suffers from a combination of heart issues and arthritis which forced him to retire early, he stated: "I’ve had a bonus of 22 years and that’s the way you have to live your life. Every day I get up and put on my shoes, and even if I’m not real well I have a shuffle down the road and smell the roses, look at the sun and think about how lucky I am". He continues to buy a scratchcard every week.[2][3]

See also

  • Jack Karlson, an Australian man known for his theatrical 1991 arrest by police in Brisbane

References

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External links

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  1. ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite web
  2. ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 Шаблон:Cite web
  3. ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 Шаблон:Cite web
  4. ↑ 4,0 4,1 Шаблон:Cite web
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