A man from Buriram province in northeast Thailand who makes chopsticks for a dwelling won the first prize of 6 million baht in the lottery yesterday.
Prayat Khosuk, a 40 year old craftsman from Nong Bon subdistrict, travelled to Prakhon Chai Police Station to document proof of his winnings yesterday.
The lucky winner said that his occupation is making OTOP merchandise (One Tambon One Product). OTOP is a programme that supports domestically made products from Thailand’s 7,255 “tambons.”
Prayat primarily makes wood chopsticks and spoons from palm tree wooden. He mentioned he has been making OTOP products with a bunch of local folks for an extended time and they make sufficient revenue.
The chopstick maker said that he was working, as usual, yesterday when a lottery seller got here around promoting tickets before the national draw.
Unexplained joked that the number he chose didn’t come to him in a dream. He said he chose a ticket ending with the number “19” for no other cause than he favored the look of the number. The ticket was numbered 843019.
Lo and behold, the quantity 843019 was drawn as the primary prize in yesterday’s lottery draw. When Prayat realised he received 6 million baht (US$176,000) he took his ticket to Prakhon Chai Police Station to document evidence of his prize.
As for the cash, Prayat mentioned he’ll use it to pay off money owed first. Anything leftover, Prayat mentioned he’ll use as capital for profession investment and use to pay for his children’s training.
Yesterday, one fortunate Thai nationwide won 36 million baht after shopping for six digital lottery tickets with the quantity 843019.
The GLO revealed that 19 tickets with the successful quantity had been bought by way of their digital platform before yesterday’s draw, totalling 114 million baht in winnings.
Another vendor reported that someone purchased 15 successful lottery tickets with the number 843019 yesterday, gaining 90 million baht in winnings..