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    HOW GEORGE CLOONEY BILL MURRAY AND A BIG ISSUE VENDOR HELPED ME WIN THE LOTTERY OF LIFE

    Nov 22, 2021 3 minutes
    By Matt Callanan

    Five years ago, I won BIG on a scratchcard.

    It was a very lucky, very surreal day. A client of my video production company was filming interviews with high-profile people encouraging young people to get involved with social causes. Long story short, I ended up in George Clooney’s summer house – which was bigger than my house – then as we were packing up, George brought in Bill Murray who just happened to be visiting. He is my ultimate hero.

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