$1 million scratch card winner's amazing odds

Alexander McLeish of Attleborough was given a get-well card from his friend after his open heart surgery, with three instant tickets enclosed. Among them was his big winner ticket from the $5,000,000 100X Cashword instant ticket game.

Then came some amazing flukes: his initials AWM appeared when he scratched the ‘Your Letters’ section.

Unbelievably the word HEART appeared on the bottom row of the ticket after he scratched it. And there’s more strange coincidences…

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