Robert Bevan, from Idaho, has just collected $50,000 on an instant ticket. Nothing new for him: it is the 18th time he has won the lottery since 1997, when his first prize was nothing less than a pickup truck.
But when asked what his secret was, Robert did not talk about lucky numbers or strategies. He talked about his wife. They have been married for 40 years, and almost every day they buy a ticket together, whether at the gas station or on the way to the supermarket. For him, that shared habit is the real fortune.
Between 1997 and today, his prizes have ranged from $1,000 to $200,000. But what Robert repeats most is not the amount he took home, but who he has spent four decades playing the numbers with. Now that is a winning bet 🎰❤️