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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- Lincoln Schoolover 11 yearsI do not know why he is lucky or the luckiest man
- lol over 11 yearslol at the start the guy fell
- Wyattover 11 yearsO.O They Can RUN!
- wowover 11 yearsthey are pretty fast
wyattpover 11 yearsThat is something- jkrm14over 11 yearsi wish i was the luckiest man in the wolrd
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- Luckymeover 11 yearsI'm the lucky guy I choose to post stuff on my own news story!
- EpicLuckyGuyover 11 yearsThis is pretty cool I like this article