Ice delivery man keeps cool after sweeping 6 million baht in Thai lottery win

[webfact]

 

A sudden stroke of luck has befallen a 36 year old ice-delivery man as he struck the first prize lottery, bringing home a staggering 6 million baht. The single man plans to continue with his ice delivery job and invest his newfound fortune in building a house for his family.

 

Yesterday, the police officer at the Sangkhla Buri police station in Kanchanaburi, revealed that Pho Tu, a stateless individual carrying his official identification, came in with a spring in his step.

 

The source of his enthusiasm: a winning government lottery ticket, garnering the first prize. The lucky number 260453 from the lottery round of July 31, 2023, was worth a cool 6 million baht (US 175,182).

 

Pho Tu stated that he had purchased the winning lottery ticket from a local market shop in the Municipality of Wang Ka, Sangkhla Buri district, for 80 baht (US$ 2). Working as an ice deliveryman at the Wang Ka municipal fresh market for over 15 years, he has been a regular customer in the lottery for every round, usually only buying one ticket each time, reported KhaoSod.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

Picture courtesy of โจโฉ Facebook

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/ice-delivery-man-keeps-cool-after-sweeping-6-million-baht-in-thai-lottery-win

 

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[grandpa]

Congratulations! I believe that I am related to you from way back through Genghis Khan and I would like to share your good fortune with you.  Please send me 5,000 baht! Many thanks.

[2baht]

Khun Pho Tu khup, remember that 500 I lent you in 2561? Keep it, khup! 

 

 

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The single man plans to continue with his ice delivery job and invest his newfound fortune in building a house for his family.

His colleagues might freeze him out?

[billd766]

Good luck for him.

 

If it were me I would only tell the lowest number of people that had to know and I certain would not announce it on the social media.

 

One problem in announcing it on social media is that his family may suddenly increase in size and the number of begging hands may multiply.

 

Invest his newfound fortune in building a house for his family.

 

A good idea as is keeping his job at 36 years old.

[n00dle]

19 minutes ago, billd766 said:

If it were me I would only tell the lowest number of people that had to know and I certain would not announce it on the social media.

bit late for that dontcha reckon, if his image has made it to a farang nackwater like AN, it is most certainly all over thai social media.

the cynic in me says his family wil suck him dry before the house is complete.

[Aussiepeter]

I'm surprised nobody else on here noticed that this lucky chap bought his winning ticket in the Wang Ka market - ???? an unusual but topical name, given the current state of politics in LOS.

[brianthainess]

2 hours ago, Aussiepeter said:

I'm surprised nobody else on here noticed that this lucky chap bought his winning ticket in the Wang Ka market - ???? an unusual but topical name, given the current state of politics in LOS.

Maybe he eats here.

[Woof999]

2 hours ago, Aussiepeter said:

bought his winning ticket in the Wang Ka market

Indeed. Wang Ka market. Once you find it you'll keep coming.