Video Of The Week - 19-Year-Old Is Japan's 'Luckiest Man'
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Early on the morning of January 10th, 2014, thousands of people gathered patiently outside the gates of the Nishinomiya shrine in Japan's Hyogo Prefecture waiting to participate in a 230-meter (754 feet) sprint across the shrine grounds, to win the coveted title of 'Lucky Man /(Woman)'.
The popular race that is part of the annual three-day Toka Ebisu festival, began the night before when contestants were invited to draw straws that decided the lineup for the race. 19-year-old university student Seiki Kyoda, was the first to complete the mad dash earning himself not only a barrel of Sake but also lots of good luck that the title is supposed to bring with it.
Resources: bbc.co.uk, telegraph.co.uk
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briteboyalmost 12 yearsWow, he sure seems fast! I don't think I could have beat him. I think I'd do okay in the 50 and over division, though.
headream100almost 12 yearsLucky dude!!!!!!!!!
otteralmost 12 yearsI'm wondering what is in that box...- alhchvhkalmost 12 yearsi love pie
- coolalmost 12 yearswow
penny321almost 12 yearsThat's so cool I think he will do more lucky thing- Interestingalmost 12 yearsSake is in the barrel, although I don't know what that is.
crystalmorialmost 12 yearsSake is rice wine.
- snake eyes!!!!!almost 12 yearscoooooooooooooooooool
- bmanalmost 12 yearsthat is really cool
- moodalmost 12 yearshe`s lucky