Lottery

  • Thailand NewsYoung Chon Buri couple in debt win 12 million baht in Thai lottery

    Young Chon Buri couple in debt win 12 million baht in Thai lottery

    A young couple in Chonburi, who say they are in debt, has won 12 million baht in the Thai national lottery. The couple won the 1st prize yesterday which is equivalent to US$360,000. 32 year old Saweng Norabut and 29 year old Kotchakorn Norabut went to the Nongkham Police Station yesterday with the set of 2 lottery tickets. The winning…

  • Thailand NewsThais seek lottery tickets with numbers matching the royal family’s license plate

    Thais seek lottery tickets with numbers matching the royal family’s license plate

    As His Majesty King and Her Majesty The Queen drove down to the Suphan Buri for a ceremony, many kept note of the license plate number of the royal family’s Rolls Royce, 1992, hoping to find a ticket with the same numbers before the next Thai government lottery on April 1. On The Thaiger’s Thai-language site, a story on the…

  • Northern Thailand NewsSon lights himself on fire after asking mom for lottery money

    Son lights himself on fire after asking mom for lottery money

    A woman’s 32 year old son, in northern Thailand’s Phrae Province, is in critical condition from lighting himself on fire after falsely believing that his mother had won the lottery and would not share her winnings with him. Police at Denchai Police Station were alerted of a man who burned himself in Ban Mai Jua, Denchai District and notified a…

  • Pattaya NewsChon Buri woman wins 18 million baht in lottery, her niece picked the winning number

    Chon Buri woman wins 18 million baht in lottery, her niece picked the winning number

    When Primprao Chuadee went by her usual lottery ticket vendor in Chon Buri, she decided to let her young niece pick the tickets. Lucky move. She won 18 million baht in the Thai government’s bi-monthly lottery. “My niece ‘Nong Baimon’ picked the lottery numbers for me at a lottery stall that I usually buy from.” She bought a set of 3…

  • Crime NewsLottery ticket distributors arrested for allegedly scamming sellers for millions of baht

    Lottery ticket distributors arrested for allegedly scamming sellers for millions of baht

    Police arrested 2 lottery ticket distributors in Lop Buri, Central Thailand, for allegedly collecting money from lottery ticket sellers and failing to deliver the tickets for the October 16 and November 1 draws which were worth more than 400 million baht. More than 100 lottery ticket sellers filed a complaint at the Surin province’s Rattanaburi Police Station, saying they purchased…

  • Thailand NewsThailand News Today | Political homes, Adult site bans, Nok Air rehab | November 5

    Thailand News Today | Political homes, Adult site bans, Nok Air rehab | November 5

    Thailand News Today, the most-watched English-speaking Thai TV news service in the world. Short, sharp, to the point. Make it a part of your day. Young Thais say political divide has caused conflict with their parents The ongoing political protests have led to a new, raw divide in Thailand with a split between a younger generation demanding democracy and an…

  • Thailand NewsLottery winning monk leaves temple because so many people asked for money

    Lottery winning monk leaves temple because so many people asked for money

    The monk who recently won 18 million baht in the lottery and decided to give the winnings away apparently had to leave his temple because people kept coming by asking him for money. He’s now at a temple at another province, but he’s keeping the location a secret. A monk at Wat Thinnakorn Nimit in Nonthaburi, just outside Bangkok, says…

  • Thailand NewsMonk wins 18 million baht in lottery, donates money to temple

    Monk wins 18 million baht in lottery, donates money to temple

    A monk won 18 million baht in the recent lottery and decided to donate the winnings. 67 year old Montri Samajjo, known as Monk Piak, says he didn’t buy the tickets with the hopes of winning. He bought them because a lottery ticket seller came by temple asking for help. The monk gave 1 million baht to each of his…

  • Northern Thailand NewsMarket vendor returns home to honor promise to late mother after winning lottery

    Market vendor returns home to honor promise to late mother after winning lottery

    A market vendor in Trat province is returning home to “honour a promise to her late mother” after winning a 6 million baht first prize in the country’s state bi-monthly lottery draw (drawn on the 1st and 16th of each month). 49 year old Metta Pomchaiya went home to Sakon Nakhon during the country’s Covid-19 lockdown phase to make merit…

  • Northern Thailand NewsLottery winner had 8 winning tickets, a total windfall of 48 million baht

    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 LifeOdd number wins the Thai lotto

    Odd number wins the Thai lotto

    It’s enough to send a Thai gambler into a frizz. A rather odd number won the 6 million baht jackpot in Tuesday’s bi-monthly Thai lottery. The ticket ‘999997’ was the prize winning number and Thai netizens are going ballistic! Usually when picking out a lucky number, people would rarely choose a ticket with so many repeating numbers. But 52 year…

  • Thailand NewsCongratulations! Winners of yesterday’s Thai lottery draw

    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……

  • Crime NewsInternet scam offers dodgy amulets for lottery wins

    Internet scam offers dodgy amulets for lottery wins

    Police are warning of new internet scam offering lucky amulets to guarantee lottery success, claiming, falsely, that they’ve had helped celebrities win the lottery multiple times. The announcement from the deputy spokesman for the Royal Thai police yesterday. “Investigation officers have looked into this matter and found a group of people who offered to buy lottery tickets after they had…

  • Hot NewsApril Thai lottery postponed

    April Thai lottery postponed

    The Thai national lottery scheduled for April 1 will now take place on May 2, and the other April 16 and May 2 lottery draws have been cancelled. The Thai Government Lottery Office made the announcement today. The bi-monthly drawing of the six magic numbers is one of the most watched TV programs in Thailand. The move, sure to disappoint…

  • Thailand NewsWaitress has double lottery win

    Waitress has double lottery win

    A waitress from Ban Sabah Village in Lampang rovince won 12 million baht in yesterday’s national lottery by pure luck, after she couldn’t a ticket with her license plate number. The woman says she initially knew the exact number that she wanted to buy, but as there were no tickets with the number, the vendor gave her two random tickets.…

  • Thai LifeThree Thai lottery winners take home 6 million baht each

    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…

  • Northern Thailand News6 million baht lottery winner goes on drug-fuelled rampage, tries to burn down house

    6 million baht lottery winner goes on drug-fuelled rampage, tries to burn down house

    A man who won a six million baht lottery prize in June is now in police custody in Sisaket, northeastern Thailand. His mother reported to police that “he’s become a berserk drug addict”. Police told Thai media that 56 year old Kom Poka called police to arrest her 32 year old son Chainarong in Sisaket after he went on a…

  • Northern Thailand NewsWife chooses winning lottery ticket, husband flees WITH the winning ticket

    Wife chooses winning lottery ticket, husband flees WITH the winning ticket

    PHOTO: Pornthida Chamnanwet with her formal complaint about the missing winning lottery ticket, and her husband who stole it – Sutthiwit Chayutworakan A 34 year old husband has left his wife stranded at home. He disappeared with their winning lottery ticket from Saturday’s draw. The winning ticket is worth around 6 million baht. 23 year old Pornthida Chamnanwet has made a…

  • Politics NewsFuture Forward calls for an end to compulsory military conscription

    Future Forward calls for an end to compulsory military conscription

    PHOTO: Thai Army Conscriptees are selected with a lottery system – Al Jazeera Pongsakorn Rodchomphu and several other members of the opposition Future Forward Party have submitted a formal draft revision to the Conscription Act that would make military conscription voluntary, except in emergency situations. The Nation reports that the proposal was put forward to House Speaker Chuan Leekpai yesterday.…

  • Thai LifeThais go bananas over freak plants in pursuit of lottery numbers

    Thais go bananas over freak plants in pursuit of lottery numbers

    PHOTOS: Daily News The answers are in the banana leaves. Thai people LOVE playing the lottery (and gambling generally). In fact they’re BANANAS about the twice-monthly lottery (it was drawn again today). Daily News has reported about two unusual banana trees growing in front of a shop in Klong 4 Pathum Thani, just north of Bangkok. The trees did not have blossom…

  • Thailand NewsBaby in a rush in Chon Buri, born with 12 fingers and 12 toes

    Baby in a rush in Chon Buri, born with 12 fingers and 12 toes

    PHOTOS: sanook.com A mother has given birth to a healthy baby girl on the side of the road in Chon Buri. It does happen, sometimes the baby can’t wait until mum arrives at hospital. But this special bundle of joy has 12 fingers and 12 toes. But this was no surprise to the mother and grandmother who also have six…

  • Northern Thailand NewsWayward rocket lands in passenger seat of pick-up in Roi-et during annual rocket festival

    Wayward rocket lands in passenger seat of pick-up in Roi-et during annual rocket festival

    A local north-east rocket festival entry has made an unexpected landing, into trees hanging over a road, then dropping straight into the passenger seat of a passing pick-up. The rocket, part of the annual Bun Bang Fai rocket festival in Suwannaphum district of Roi-Et, was a wayward entry that ended up in a tree after being launched. Over the two…

  • Northern Thailand NewsTwo construction workers win big in the National Lottery

    Two construction workers win big in the National Lottery

    PHOTO: Daily News Two Thai construction workers have won big in this week’s national lottery. Two wins but two very different methods used to select the winning number, 926526. Wathida Trinet had been visiting Khon Kaen but works in Wang Noi to the north of Bangkok, according to Daily News. There she noticed a gecko clambering over the house number “526” and…

  • Thailand NewsPrayut sacks the Lottery board and chief, Army Commander-in-Chief Apirat Kongsompong

    Prayut sacks the Lottery board and chief, Army Commander-in-Chief Apirat Kongsompong

    Thailand’s Government Lottery Office board has been removed by an executive order issued by PM Prayut Chan-o-cha. The board was chaired by the ultra-loyalist Army Commander-in-Chief General Apirat Kongsompong. The same executive order appointed Mr. Patchara Anantasilp, director-general of the Excise Department, as the new board chairman. The order was made coming into immediate effect. Three other people were also appointed to the new…

  • Phuket NewsPatong lifeguard wins first prize in the Thai lottery, 30 million baht

    Patong lifeguard wins first prize in the Thai lottery, 30 million baht

    “I will continue doing my job as a lifeguard. I love my job and I am happy with it.” 32 year old Nara Nalack, Patong lifeguard, has won first prize in the bi-weekly national lottery, receiving a prize of 30 million baht. The Thai lottery is announced twice each month (the 1st and 16th of each month). The first prize ticket…

  • Bangkok NewsBangkok woman gives birth in the back of a taxi!

    Bangkok woman gives birth in the back of a taxi!

    PHOTO MONTAGE: Thai Rath So you’re on your way to hospital with a passenger in the back of your taxi who says she’s going to have a baby – soon. Ahead there’s a lot traffic. Taxi driver Pratheep Manop said he picked up a woman aged about 25 – 30 from Pahonyothin Soi 48. She wanted to be taken to Wipharam…

  • Thailand NewsWoman attacks Lottery MC during draw in Phatthalung – VIDEO

    Woman attacks Lottery MC during draw in Phatthalung – VIDEO

    The live broadcast of the government’s bi-weekly lottery draw was interrupted when a 35 year old woman threatened one of the MCs with a screwdriver. The lottery draw, held in Phatthalung province’s City Hall yesterday, was being broadcast live on Channel 5. The hall was full lottery enthusiasts and government officials when the attack happened. The attacker, later identified as…

  • South Thailand NewsThai woman, who won lottery in 2017 and donated 2 million baht, wins again

    Thai woman, who won lottery in 2017 and donated 2 million baht, wins again

    PHOTO: Shin Min Daily News 53 year old Suwana from Ang Thong in the south of Thailand, can’t believe her luck, as she wins top lottery prize for the second year running. In 2017, she was the lucky winner of 30 million baht – the top prize – and has since proceeded to donate over 2 million baht to build…