Oh! And I bet on 52!!
BBC News reports that the Number 53 brings relief to Italy: "The elusive number 53, blamed for several deaths and bankruptcies, has finally popped up in the Venice lottery after a two-year wait."
The whole story is worth reading so I won't reprint excerpts here. I would like to comment that this just goes to show the passion that Italians bring to everything. Stories like this almost make be want to put it ahead of the United Kingdom on my countries-to-visit list.