It Takes A Village… To Win The Lottery??

70 households in an isolated farming village in Spain were having a tough time with an economic downturn and a huge drought.

Things were bad.

So Spain has this huge Christmas lottery, right, called El Gordo. It's a big thing. People in the town weren't even going to try it, but reluctantly did. They bought tickets because of the homemakers' association which makes some money on the sales. It helps, right? Actually, yes -- in more ways than one!

The number hit -- and all but one of the houses got a claim in the $950 million prize!

It happens to be the biggest prize they've ever given, too!

A lot of the residents won millions, and even the lowest takers walked away with AT LEAST $130,000!!

They had all but given up hope and were unknown by many in the country -- and now they're being swarmed with opportunities and newcomers!

Such a wonderful story... but we bet you're wondering exactly what we were: what about that one house that didn't win? Why didn't they win?

His name is Costis Mitsotakis, a Greek filmmaker. He moved to the village for the love of a woman, and that didn't work out. He stayed anyway... and the homemakers association overlooked him this year as they made rounds.

That's so HEARTBREAKING! We'd be furious and sooooooo upset!

But the good thing is that he's being a good sport about it (at least in public!)!

"Mr. Mitsotakis said it would have been nice to win. But he has benefited nonetheless. He had been trying to sell some land without much success. The day after the lottery a neighbor called to say he would buy it. The next day another neighbor called. But Mr. Mitsotakis refused to get into a bidding war. 'This is a small village,' he said. 'You don’t want bad feelings.'

What an incredible thing to happen for that town!

Say, does anyone want to buy a lottery ticket with us??

[Image via AP Images.]