‘Worlds unluckies man’ to release documentary about small Spanish village of Sodeto where all but one shared in jackpotCostis Mitsotakis was dubbed the world’s unluckiest man when he became the only resident of the tiny Spanish village of Sodeto not to win a share of the €740m (£579m) top prize from the annual El Gordo – the “Fat One” – Christmas lottery in 2011. But even as Spain collectively crosses its fingers Monday for the announcement of this year’s winners of the €2.24bn (£1.75bn) total prize money, the Greek-born filmmaker insists that not winning was perhaps the best thing that ever happened to him.“It was like a gift from heaven, as if someone had given me the perfect script,” he said. Continue reading...
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