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On his third spin of the roulette wheel, having bet on the number 17, actor/producer Sir Sean Connery won, not just once, but thrice … in a row.

With this wager, he raked in 17 million lire, or $27,000 (about $218,000 today), at the Casino de la Vallée in Saint-Vincent, Italy.

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