Mystery Surrounds Village's Potential 90 Million Baht Lottery Winner

[snoop1130]

 

There's a buzz of rumors in a Nakhon Phanom village after an online post claimed a local woman won a 90 million baht lottery prize. The post, shared on June 25, told a story of a woman who found out she had won the jackpot after her son found five lottery tickets, each worth 30 million baht, in her purse.

 

The post also stated that the woman already cashed in two of these tickets, garnering 60 million baht, and plans to cash the remaining ticket on her birthday, June 30.

 

Despite the buzz, the village headman, 59-year-old Prajit Silasak, has doubts. He raised concerns that such a massive win could have stayed secret for two years. Also, he noted that being aloof doesn't help the lottery winner in gaining believers. Prajit plans to check on the woman's house to confirm the legitimacy of the lottery win.

 

Prajit expressed his and other residents' disbelief, including the woman's relatives. He also emphatically contradicted the claims about the 60 million baht withdrawal.

 

According to Prajit, even the district head of That Phanom had to inquire about the rumor. Police officers drive by her residence to hopefully resolve the circulating gossip. Also, creditors who she owes money to are keen to confirm the story, as they believe they could collect their debts if the lottery win is true.

 

 

Prajit also said the woman has previously claimed to own 111 oil wells in Saudi Arabia, which her husband allegedly owns. Moreover, she often annoys locals by playing loud Buddhist sermons early in the morning.

 

To verify the rumors, Prajit, together with several reporters, visited the woman's house. However, her third son, right on the scene, mentioned his mother was away in Bangkok, advising that it's best to wait until her return to avoid potential misunderstandings. Reports also revealed an outstanding issue with her water supply, possibly due to unpaid bills.

 

One relative stated if the woman had indeed won this amount, it's puzzling why she has not withdrawn the full amount yet, given that the story dates back two years. The relative added that the woman is a bit of a loner and often claims to have a prestigious job at an airport, although, no one knows where. The woman also frequents white clothing, symbolizing devoutness.

 

Finally, her neighbor, 72-year-old Yaithiang Thitdaeng, stated she doesn't believe the woman has won the lottery. Yaithiang speculated that perhaps the woman is just seeking attention.

 

In conclusion, skepticism continues to cloud the village as the supposed lottery win mystery gradually unfolds.

 

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-- 2024-06-26

 

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[Kerryd]

Right off the bat the math doesn't add up.
It says "5 tickets" but claims 90 mil in winnings.

Then it says she already cashed in 2 tickets and collected 60 mil and would cash in the third at the end of the month.

The only way that works is if she had 3 "sets" of 5 tickets that all had the same numbers on them. Each "set" of 5 would then be worth 30 mil.

However the chances of buying 3 identical sets of 5 tickets with the same number on them are probably less than the chances of actually winning the lottery at all.

Also prizes must be claimed within 2 years of the draw date. The story claims she kept the winning secret for over 2 years so the tickets would be void now.

And there's no way the village headman would even know if "the money had been withdrawn".

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"He also emphatically contradicted the claims about the 60 million baht withdrawal."

Withdrawn from where ? He would not have any access to any of her banking information (unless she'd borrowed money from him and gave him her ATM card as security - in which case he would know whether or not she'd deposited those huge winnings and he'd have taken what was owed to him - with interest of course).

Got to agree with the old lady at the bottom of the article. Sounds like a put-on to attract attention. She's probably had more visitors (at all hours) in the last week than in the last 2 years combined.

 

Edited June 26 by Kerryd

[Gottfrid]

3 hours ago, Kerryd said:

Right off the bat the math doesn't add up.
It says "5 tickets" but claims 90 mil in winnings.

Then it says she already cashed in 2 tickets and collected 60 mil and would cash in the third at the end of the month.

The only way that works is if she had 3 "sets" of 5 tickets that all had the same numbers on them. Each "set" of 5 would then be worth 30 mil.

However the chances of buying 3 identical sets of 5 tickets with the same number on them are probably less than the chances of actually winning the lottery at all.

Also prizes must be claimed within 2 years of the draw date. The story claims she kept the winning secret for over 2 years so the tickets would be void now.

And there's no way the village headman would even know if "the money had been withdrawn".

Withdrawn from where ? He would not have any access to any of her banking information (unless she'd borrowed money from him and gave him her ATM card as security - in which case he would know whether or not she'd deposited those huge winnings and he'd have taken what was owed to him - with interest of course).

Got to agree with the old lady at the bottom of the article. Sounds like a put-on to attract attention. She's probably had more visitors (at all hours) in the last week than in the last 2 years combined.

 

Yes! Totally unbelievable 

[loong]

11 hours ago, Kerryd said:

Right off the bat the math doesn't add up.
It says "5 tickets" but claims 90 mil in winnings.

You should know how good they are at maths and logic in these articles.

5 tickets, 2 already surrendered leaving 3.

3 @ 30M = 90M
 

[hotchilli]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Despite the buzz, the village headman, 59-year-old Prajit Silasak, has doubts. He raised concerns that such a massive win could have stayed secret for two years. Also, he noted that being aloof doesn't help the lottery winner in gaining believers. Prajit plans to check on the woman's house to confirm the legitimacy of the lottery win.

Here's an idea... why not mind your own business and leave the old lady alone.

[AhFarangJa]

One thing for sure, it was not My Wife...............mind you, come to think of it, Have not seen Her around for a while........

[AustinRacing]

Police circling around the house. In the rare situation that she’s telling the truth they see opportunity to grab a piece of it. 

[rwill]

The big prize on a ticket is 6 million baht.  5 tickets would be 30 million, not 90 million.

[Purdey]

If she won, members of the family she hasn't seen for 20 years would have visited by now.

[PETERTHEEATER]

20 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Prajit plans to check on the woman's house to confirm the legitimacy of the lottery win.

Huh? It is nothing to do with him or anyone else.

[john donson]

 is there any tax to be paid on that money or is that only for foreigners?

[brianthainess]

On 6/26/2024 at 5:18 PM, snoop1130 said:

Prajit also said the woman has previously claimed to own 111 oil wells in Saudi Arabia, which her husband allegedly owns.

   Is her husband a Prince by any chance ?

[brianthainess]

Where is your wife Bob ?...............