The Lottery
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| Originally published | June 26, 1948 |
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| Authors | Shirley Jackson |
| Genres | Fiction |
| Publishers | The New Yorker |
| Original language | English |
| Adaptations | The Lottery |
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| ID | 658963 |
About The Lottery
"The Lottery" is a short story written by Shirley Jackson first published in the June 26, 1948 issue of The New Yorker. The story describes a fictional small town which observes an annual ritual known as "the lottery".
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Birmingham the luckiest place for Lottery players
By Andy GiddingsBBC News, West Midlands
Birmingham has been named the luckiest place To Live in the UK by the National Lottery .
It said 205 millionaires had been created in The City since The Lottery began in 1994, an equivalent of one every Seven Weeks .
There have been 35 millionaires made in The City in The Past three years.
Kathy Garrett, who hands over prizes to The Winners , said the distribution across The Nation was " quite even" but Birmingham just came out on top.
One of The Most recent Birmingham winners, Celeste Coles, said she had taken her family to Barbados after receiving £3. 6m in the summer.
'Heart-warming win'She Said : " My mum hadn't been back to Barbados, where she was born, for nearly 60 years.
" My Sister , my nieces, nephew, they had never been to Barbados, so it was a fantastic [time] for them. "
She also bought a property in Spain and said it was a " dream come true".
Ms Garrett said one of her favourite winner stories was a young couple who had a six-month-old baby with some disabilities.
She Said : " The mum was due to go back to work because she couldn't afford to take Time Out and stay At Home .
" And suddenly, they won £1m on The Lottery , and it truly was life-changing for them. "
The couple were able to buy a new home with a sensory room for The Child and the mum could at stay home and look After Her and give her all the care she needed.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
