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What A Break! Man's Fall Leads to Hospital Lottery Pool Win

by Associated Press

   STRATFORD, NEW JERSEY --

   A New Jersey man walking to buy a lottery ticket for this week's
   massive Mega Millions jackpot fell and broke his hip, but the trip to
   the hospital turned into his lucky break.

   WCAU-TV reports 87-year-old Earl Livingston was invited to join the
   hospital staff's lottery pool, which included a winning $1 million Mega
   Millions ticket.

   Livingston's niece, Bobbie Mickle, says Livingston told staff he was
   disappointed about not getting a ticket so they invited him to join the
   pool with 141 other people.

   Livingston will need a hip replacement, but he says he's thankful.
   Mickle says she first thought her uncle was confused when he said he
   won, but staff later confirmed his story.