3 days after moving to Louisville I got lucky.
I was driving down Payne Street, in the Phoenix Hill neighborhood, when I saw a $20 bill in the road. It was just laying there. Andrew Jackson winking at me in the midday sun! I stopped, dodged traffic like frogger, and picked it up. I popped it in my pocket and thought "what a lucky town." Now years later I finally have the stats to back up that feeling.
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Men's Health magazine just named Louisville the 9th luckiest city in America. 9th! How, you may ask, does one determine what makes a city “lucky?”
Men’s Health looked at the cities with the most winners of Powerball, Mega Millions, and Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes; most hole-in-ones, fewest lightning strikes (including the fatal kind) and deaths from falling objects; and least money lost on lottery tickets and race betting. A little more complicated than just finding cash in the road but impressive nonetheless.
Who’s the luckiest? San Diego was # 1 and Charlestown, West (by gawd) Virginia was unluckiest at #100. (btw: Indianapolis was #17, Cincinnati was #22 and Lexington was #59)
The full list comes out with the magazine on Tuesday, but you can see it just CLICK HERE [4].
I just hope your luck holds...cause a week after I found that $20, I had the wheels stolen off my car! Ah, lady luck giveth and taketh away!
In your opinion what makes Louisville lucky?
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