The Luckiest Catch

The discovery of a fish with a number painted on its scales reportedly inspired about 300 people to play the lottery - and win $1.1 million.

A street vendor cleaning a fish in the Caribbean port of Turbo on Tuesday found “1124” written on its side, Radio Caracol said Thursday. No one knows how the number got there.

Hundreds of poor people, thinking the number was good luck, used it in a national lottery game.

Lottery officials said they would pay up, but will investigate whether fraud may account for the huge number of winners.