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- Thailand News
Lottery winner’s monumental celebration after 80 million baht win
A significant celebration took place at Wat Nong Kaew in Prachinburi as locals rejoiced after a resident won the lottery and successfully sold land, amassing a total of 80 million baht. The event featured an all-night traditional Thai theatrical dance performance by the famous group, attracting thousands of attendees. The festivities were in full swing yesterday evening at Wat Nong…
- Thailand News
Village mystery of a questionable 90 million baht lottery winner
A village in Nakhon Phanom is abuzz with speculation after reports emerged of a woman allegedly winning a massive lottery prize of 90 million baht, but despite the claims circulating online, villagers and relatives remain sceptical about the validity of the story. The story was posted online yesterday, June 25, about a lottery winner who discovered that she had won…
- Thailand News
Vietnamese lottery winner continues selling spring rolls
A Vietnamese vendor who won a 132 million baht lottery eight years ago continues to sell spring rolls, explaining her reasons for using the prize money and recounting the challenges she faced after her win. Nguyen Thi Anh Dao, known as Dao, from Tra Vinh Province, Vietnam, became the first Vietnamese person to win the lottery jackpot in October 2016.…
- Thailand News
Lottery winner donates 2.4 million baht to Nonthaburi temple
A recent lottery winner has donated nearly half of their 6 million baht (US$ 167,033) prize, a sum of 2.4 million baht (US$ 66,807), to Wat Ton in Nonthaburi Province after praying for luck and winning the first prize. The donation follows a promise made to the revered Luang Phor Samret statue at the temple, which is believed to have…
- Thailand News
Lottery winner dumps girlfriend over money dispute in Thailand
A lottery winner reportedly parted ways with his girlfriend after she demanded a hefty share of his winnings. The man, who won approximately 7 million baht (US$200,000) in the lottery, was under pressure from his partner who claimed she deserved a significant portion of the winnings because she had supported him throughout their relationship. The Canadian man shared his experience…
- Thailand News
Lottery winner fulfills vow by sucking nipples of giant statue in Rayong
A Thai lottery winner fulfilled a vow he had made with a giant statue in the eastern province of Rayong by sucking its nipples. Residents in the area protested believing the man’s behaviour angered the spirit of the Phisuea Samut statue and five people died as a consequence. A resident in the Mueang district of Rayong province, 64 year old…
- World News
Stroud lottery winner urged to claim £10k monthly prize for 30 years
A Stroud-based National Lottery player has won a life-changing prize of £10,000 per month for 30 years and is being encouraged to claim their winnings. The winning ticket for the Set For Life draw was purchased in Gloucestershire, according to the National Lottery. The ticket matched the five main numbers – 10, 32, 36, 39, 43 – and the Life…
- Thailand News
Lottery winner accuses granddaughter of stealing jackpot tickets
A 93 year old lottery winner accused her granddaughter of stealing her winning lottery tickets worth 12 million baht. The accused woman denied all allegations. The alleged lottery winner, Jee Chaowangyen, filed a complaint with Nong Prue Police Station in the central province of Kanchanaburi that her granddaughter, 53 year old Saengthong Sri-atcha, stole two winning lottery tickets worth 12…
- Thailand News
Lucky lottery winner in Thailand banks 36 million baht
Thailand‘s Government Lottery Office (GLO) revealed that one lucky winner scooped a life-changing 36 million baht (over US$1 million) in the digital lottery draw today (May 2) after purchasing six winning digital tickets. Today, the number 834019 was drawn in Thailand’s twice-monthly government lottery draw. Anyone who bought a ticket with this number wins the lottery’s first prize of 6…
- Bangkok News
Thai lottery winner gets drunk and falls asleep in Bangkok’s overhead cables
Bangkok’s haphazard overhead cables made a comfy bed for a drunk Thai lottery winner yesterday, according to local neighbourhood watch Facebook page “Khlong Toei Land.” Officers from Thong Lor Police Station, rescue workers, and electricity authority officials were called to the scene at the entrance of Soi Phai Singto, off the Rama 4 Road in Khlong Toei district, at around…
- Thai Life
Thailand lottery winner thanks Buddha with 100 pig’s heads
A Thai lottery winner today laid out 100 pig’s heads in front of the famous 30-metre-tall Buddha statue at Wat Klang Bang Phra Temple in Nakhon Pathom province in central Thailand. The lucky winner, Panu Nawisamphan from Samut Prakan province, did not reveal how much money he won in the government lottery. Panu said his offering of 100 pig’s heads…
- Things To Do
Sriracha monk mobbed after anointing hands of lottery winner factory worker
A monk in Sriracha, Thailand was mobbed after anointing the hands of a lottery winner factory worker. The monk, Phra Maha Thanongsak, performed the anointment of the hands and wallet of a factory worker who then won the lottery 10 days later. The winning amount was six million baht, prompting the monk to become the most popular member of the…
- World News
‘Strange and unusual’ punishment for Filipino lottery winners
There are some easy ways NOT to win your national lottery. The easiest way not to win is to play the numbers 1-2-3-4-5-6 – or however many numbers your particular lottery demands. That particular sequence of numbers is no more likely or unlikely to arise than any other, yet it is the most played set of numbers in all lotteries, worldwide.…
- Thailand News
6 million baht lottery winner chose ticket number after a dream
A grand prize Thai government lottery winner, taking home 6 million baht, says she chose the ticket number after a dream she had. 56 year old Ratri Kadnok, the Krabuangnoi village chief in Nakhon Rachasima, had a dream that she was driving her motorbike and the key broke. When she woke up, she told her son to find a ticket…
- Northern Thailand News
Lottery winner had 8 winning tickets, a total windfall of 48 million baht
The winning number from yesterday’s bi-monthly Thai lottery was 244083 making instant millionaires out of some lucky Thais. A winning ticket receives 6 million baht. Other numbers are drawn with lower prizes in the elaborate, and highly popular, live broadcast of the drawing of the numbers. The winner of a massive 48 million baht – 8 winning tickets – is…
- Thai Life
Three Thai lottery winners take home 6 million baht each
781403. That’s the magic six numbers you needed for yesterday’s lottery, which would award you with a grand prize of 6 million baht if you had a winning lottery ticket. Three people won, a convenience store owner in Nakhon Ratchasima and married couple from Rayong. Suwarn Sinthao bought her ticket hoping to win a three-number prize of 4,000 baht but…
- Crime News
Lottery winner gets arrested for handing out free meth pills
PHOTOS: Workpoint News Congratulations. You’ve just won two grand prize Thai lottery tickets – a total of 12 million baht. So what do you do with the winnings? You distribute methamphetamine pills to your friends for free, of course. The Ban Paew police arrested the vegetable seller-turned local millionaire after winning the lottery ticket last year and turning his kind generosity…
- World News
Seven charged in home invasion murder of U.S. lottery winner
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Seven charged in home invasion murder of U.S. lottery winner Phuket Gazette / Reuters GEORGIA STATE: Seven people have been charged in the murder of a 20-year-old forklift operator who was killed in his home two months after winning nearly a half million dollars in a…
- Phuket News
Phuket lottery winners to spend B26mn prize on children’s education
PHUKET: A Phuket couple who won 26 million baht from the national lottery this weekend have set their children’s education as their top priority in spending the windfall prize. Sutin Nuanjan, 46, and his wife, Puangkaew 39, discovered on Saturday that they had won millions of baht. “On Wednesday [August 13], we went to the market in Rawai and asked…
- Thailand News
Lucky winner bags 6,000,000 baht prize in today’s lottery draw
The Government Lottery Office (GLO) announced the results of the Thai national lottery for the draw held today at the prize announcement building in Nonthaburi. Enthusiastic participants across the country eagerly awaited the numbers, hoping for a life-changing win. The first prize, worth 6,000,000 baht, sparked joy for one lucky winner. Alongside this, two adjacent numbers to the 1st prize…
- Thailand News
Jackpot triumph: Lucky winner pockets 36 million baht from digital lottery ‘E-Wallet’
One lucky winner claimed the first prize of the digital lottery “E-Wallet” and scooped 36 million baht (US$1,000,000) from six tickets. Following the announcement of the government Lottery results today, June 1, the winning ticket numbers for the first prize were 125272, while the three-digit suffix prize numbers were 971 and 386. The two-digit suffix prize numbers were 09. According…
- Thailand News
Jackpot winner strikes gold with 19 lottery tickets after visit to Tiger Shrine
A lucky Thai man scooped a 114 million baht jackpot after buying 19 digital lottery tickets, following a visit to the renowned Tiger Shrine on the shrine’s opening day. He later returned to perform a ritual with his family, seeking blessings and good fortune. The Thanakhan Phoem Bun Foundation, a major philanthropic organisation managing the Tiger Shrine, shared photographs and…
- Thailand News
Debt plagues even Thailand’s lucky lottery jackpot winners
A Thai woman who sells eggs at a market in Prachin Buri province, central Thailand, won the first prize of six million baht in the government lottery yesterday, but it’s still not enough to pay off her 10 million baht debt. Upon realising she won the lottery, Siriphan aka “Amy” gave away 500 trays of chicken and duck eggs at Kong…
- Thailand News
Congratulations! Winners of yesterday’s Thai lottery draw
Yesterday was Thailand’s bi-monthly lottery draw and this time there were 4 winners, that we know of. One was a 40 year old mahout (elephant handler) who lives in Pattaya who won 12 million baht. Nipon Sa-Ngam works as an elephant mahout and is originally from Buriram. He purchased 2 lottery tickets earlier this week. His winning ticket had the numbers……
- Thailand News
Thai village health volunteer wins 6 million baht in lottery
A village health volunteer from Yasothon has struck it rich by winning the first prize in the lottery, netting a total of 6 million baht. The lucky numbers were chosen from a ticket she had reserved but not yet paid for. Rungaradee Sriwisat, a 53 year old resident of Ban Hua Kham, Moo 4, Samran subdistrict, Mueang Yasothon district, revealed…
- Business News
Thailand launches retirement lottery to boost savings for low-income earners
The Cabinet has introduced a new savings initiative for low-income individuals titled the retirement lottery, which offers enticing prizes to encourage saving. Deputy Finance Minister Paopoom Rojanasakul announced the Cabinet’s approval of this measure, aimed at bolstering savings under the National Savings Fund (NSF) through the Retirement Savings Lottery project. The NSF will amend relevant sections of its Act to…
- Thailand News
Phuket resident wins 60 million baht in BAAC lottery
A resident of Phuket scooped 60 million baht from the BAAC lottery for July. This marks the ninth time this year that a lucky winner has claimed the top prize from the Thong Thong lottery series. The news was reported today, with BAAC Thailand’s Facebook page sharing images of the new millionaire. The grand prize winner, a customer from the…
- Thailand News
School cleaner wins 1 million baht in national lottery
A school cleaner’s life took an unexpected turn when she won the first prize in yesterday’s national lottery, securing 1 million baht. In disbelief at her sudden fortune, she plans to build a new home and save the remaining money for her future. At 6pm yesterday, a report from the assistant village head of Moo 8, Khlong Khoi Subdistrict, Photharam…
- Thailand News
Lottery players anticipate lucky numbers for July 1 draw
Lottery enthusiasts eagerly await the Chinese calendar’s lucky numbers for the lottery draw on Monday, July 1. With four versions of the calendar in circulation, fans are keen to discover the winning numbers that may bring them a fortune. In the run-up to Monday’s lottery draw, experts and enthusiasts alike are on the hunt for auspicious numbers. The focus this…
- Thailand News
Termite mound sparks lottery frenzy in Udon Thani
A termite mound resembling a dog’s face has intrigued locals in Udon Thani, sparking a wave of lottery number predictions. The homeowner, who discovered the unusual mound behind their house, has linked the phenomenon to a beloved pet dog buried in the same spot years ago. At the residence located at number 81, Moo 14, Nong Mek Subdistrict, Nong Han…
