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I’m the world’s luckiest man after winning £17,000 prize but scooping £140,000 jackpot whilst re-enacting first win
THE world's luckiest man won a £17,000 prize on the lottery - and then scooped the £140,000 jackpot while he was re-enacting his first win live on TV.
Truck driver Bill Morgan, then 37, bought his tickets after he cheated death in a horror car smash back in 1998.
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He was badly injured, with medics later telling him he was clinically dead for 14 minutes. However, despite suffering a heart attack and a 15-day coma, Bill slowly recovered and was released from hospital.
He then decided to try his luck one more time and bought a scratch card.
He was thrilled to find he'd won a brand new Toyota Corolla, worth £17,000.
But his good fortune wasn't over.
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When a local news station wanted to cover the story, Bill agreed to film a reenactment for cameras.
He bought another ticket as a prop - and was left in shock when he realised he had just won the jackpot live on air.
He turned to reporters and said: "I just won $250,000 - I'm not joking.
"I think I'll have another heart attack.".
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Bill called his fiancée to tell her the good news in a viral video that was shown to news stations across the world.
His first act was to take out a $200,000 check and buy a house in Melbourne before investing the rest.
Speaking to back in 2020, Bill said he still buys scratch-off tickets.
And despite personal health issues, he said he is grateful for the incredible win that enabled him to have a good life with his wife Lisa.
He said: "I'm either on the highest of highs, or the lowest of lows.
"But look, 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.
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"I won $250,000. The house I live in, I own. I've got a nice enough car that I own.
"Sure, I had to retire because the heart got too much and I'm riddled with arthritis, but it was all for the best."
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