And the date on the article is March 31st.
http://news.yahoo.com/kansas-man-struck-lightning-hours-buying-lottery-tickets-203600215.html Officials of the Mega Millions lottery, which had the largest prize in U.S. history, said that the odds of winning lottery were about 176 million to one. Americans have a much higher chance of being struck by lightning, at 775,000 to one over the course of a year, depending on the part of the country and the season, according to the National Weather Service.