Beating the odds
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The chances of winning the lottery are incredibly small. The odds of getting seven numbers correct on a Lotto Max ticket are about one in 85 million, according to WebMATH. By comparison, the chances of getting hit by lightning during your life are about one in 10,000. But take solace! The chances of someone eventually winning the lottery are practically guaranteed. So keep hope alive — we're all somebodies.
Follow the gallery to see the lucky lottery winners who beat the odds.
A tornado touches down in Ontario.
Date 6 hrs ago, Duration 1:59, Views 7530
Video by: CBC - Toronto
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Tornado touchdown
Date 7 hrs ago 1:59Tooltip Information:
Tornado touchdownVideo by:Description: A tornado touches down in Ontario.Rating: 5Views: 7530 -
Photocopier bill could sink charity
Date 4 hrs ago 2:26Tooltip Information:
Photocopier bill could sink charityVideo by:Description: Changing Together faces an overdue bill of more than 66 thousand dollarsRating: 4Views: 220
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London attack (Graphic content)
Date 10 hrs ago 0:18Tooltip Information:
London attack (Graphic content)Video by:Description: A man with bloodied hands and holding a cleaver speaks to a video camera near a London military barracks where one person was killed.Rating: 4Views: 2711 -
Kids' mouths allegedly taped shut
Date 17 hrs ago 2:17Tooltip Information:
Kids' mouths allegedly taped shutVideo by:Description: An assistant instructor at a school in Bedford, N.S., is under investigationRating: 2.5Views: 8493
