Three sisters from Thung Fon District, Udon Thani Province scooped second prize in the government lottery. The lucky number, 431314, was revealed in a dream by their late father, bringing each sister a windfall of 200,000 baht.

 

The news was announced on Facebook by Ratchadaporn Thongprasom, a resident of the same district, causing a buzz within the local community.

 

The sisters, identified as Pen, Nee, and Orn, are all older women who are well-known in their community. After the lottery draw on October 16, they took their winning tickets to the Government Savings Bank in Thung Fon to claim their prize of 200,000 baht (US$5,510) each.

Their good fortune was livestreamed on the Facebook page ไททุ่งฝน 4.0, attracting the attention and delight of bank customers and online viewers.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

Picture courtesy of KhaoSod

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-10-18

 

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For the cost it appears to be the worst value lottery in terms of winning prizes against the cost, and you have to hunt round for numbers, if you cant find them you cant have them, unless you do the illegal lottery.

Last night I dreamt of the figure 36 24 36   

I dream of numbers too, but the strife says she can't find a ticket with 69 on it.

"After claiming their prize money, the three sisters treated their children and grandchildren to a meal at an MK restaurant, sharing their joy and fortune with their loved ones."

Well done and a sensible response.

I wonder how much they spent on lottery tickets in the last decade. I know some villagers that are sponsored by international entities shall we say that don't think anything about spending 10k on lottery tickets a month, plus all buddha donations required to bless such tickets. The saddest stories though are the ones that don't have an international bail out and go into debt to fund the lottery habit.  I would probably support a ban on the lottery, not because I favour a nanny state, but because 90% of thais are financially irresponsible and lottery seems to be center of that in many instances.

 

6 hours ago, brianthainess said:

Last night I dreamt of the figure 36 24 36   

https://youtu.be/8n-tWJ7O0xc