BANGKOK, March 2 (TNA) – A lucky person won a whopping 102 million baht (about 2.9 million USD) from his 17 digital lottery tickets yesterday.

The newly-made millionaire bought 17 tickets with the same number 417652 which was drawn on March 1 as the lottery's first prize of six million baht.

 

Director of the Government Lottery Office, Nun Sansanakhom said the jackpot winner received a record 102 million baht after 96 million baht won by one person, holding 16 winning lottery tickets of the first prize in the Dec 1 draw last year.  

 

Full story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1125478

 

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So the reasoning behind multiple tickets is you get a bigger share of the pot if someone else has the same numbers but fewer tickets?

2 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

So the reasoning behind multiple tickets is you get a bigger share of the pot if someone else has the same numbers but fewer tickets?

Both those winners seemed to receive multiples of 6 million. Each winning ticket (Top Prize) is worth 6,000,000 baht.  I'd always thought there were printed in  packs of 6, meaning only 6 Top Ticket Winners each drawing.

No photos of the smiling chosen ones?

2 minutes ago, mikebell said:

No photos of the smiling chosen ones?

Not yet. Are they allowed to keep their win secret.....?

12 minutes ago, mikebell said:

No photos of the smiling chosen ones?

Now that is a pointing opportunity if ever I saw one.

Damn, the smashed up pick up licence plate did'nt work, I'll be rubbing a tree next time!

 bought 17 tickets with the same number???

 

Ok I can see buying 2-3-4-5-6 tickets of the same number but 17 ???.......Come on this makes zero sense unless you knew you had a sure winner....

 

 

1 hour ago, mikebell said:

No photos of the smiling chosen ones?

If I won 102 million you'd need a special camera with ultra fast shutter speed to take a photo.

1 hour ago, 2baht said:

Damn, the smashed up pick up licence plate did'nt work, I'll be rubbing a tree next time!

Is that even legal?

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

Not yet. Are they allowed to keep their win secret.....?

Yes.

No clue how Thai lottery works, but in other countries it is almost impossible to win. Maybe I should try next time in Thailand. Or would they say, you cant win, you are a farang.