Headlines Of The Century : Sweep Winners Overwhelmed (1960)

[Music] greatest headlines of the century dat line the world October 1947 in a moment the story three times a year Great Britain is host to a horse race that proves to be a vital interest to the entire world in America alone each year some 4 million citizens clutch a Barry colored piece of paper and wait breathlessly for the outcome the Irish Hospital sweep Stakes yearly raises millions of dollars for its medical Charities by selling lottery tickets on the outcome of races like this Grand National steeple chase riding with the Thor breads taking the jumps are the hopes of millions of people the lucky winners stand to find themselves fabulously wealthy overnight for every starter in the race someone holds a lucky ticket drawn from a huge revolving drum lotteries are illegal in America but somehow or other a full quarter of sweeps tickets manag to get themselves sold and here's the classic moment that ticket holders await with breathless excitement the Finish Line somewhere in the world a handful of individuals are suddenly deliriously [Music] happy I thank God for everything he gave me and I hope he'll give it it to me once more two automat waitresses share a ticket that brings them an unbelievable $100,000 while elsewhere a middle-aged couple are overcome with joy over their winnings what sure is the happiest day of my life I've been taking sweep State tickets as long as I can remember and today I've been thrilled through and through I've intended to I've been always long to buy a new home and I know now that I will be able to but what about the car trip we'll do that too honey and uh All My Relations I know I'm going to let them have a good time on it too if I can I sure am thrilled well I trip the flly would it we oh we'll take everything in too you know [Laughter] H really I just I'm really so thrill that I I can't say anymore I'm so surprised and thrilled but not everybody is a winner I've been buying sweep Stakes tickets for the past 15 years and never won anything but this year I felt very lucky so I bought a ticket and waited and waited for my name to be announced but it never was so right there I knew I didn't win anything [Music] the Irish sweep Stakes rags to richest stories overnight riding on the flying Hooves of straining thorr [Music]