Thai woman wins 9 million baht from UK bet

[webfact]

 

A 40 year old Thai woman living in the UK transformed her life by winning a substantial £200,000 (approximately 9 million baht) from a £1 bet on the Nifty Fifty game through Betfred. This windfall has allowed her to leave her demanding 14-hour workdays behind and plan a return to Thailand to live her dream life.

 

Araya Curry, who previously worked as a cleaner in a healthcare facility during the day and as a waitress in the evening, is now preparing to say goodbye to her minimum wage jobs in the UK.

 

The substantial prize, equivalent to over 9.3 million baht, came from a modest investment of just 47 baht. This newfound wealth will enable her and her family to enjoy a comfortable life and has accelerated their plans to purchase land and build a home in Thailand.

 

Construction on their six-bedroom house has already begun, a project which had been part of a 10-year plan for Araya and her husband, 45 year old Andy.

 

“I have been working 14 hours a day for a long time, so this wonderful win has completely changed my life and Andy’s. It’s not just for me but for our children as well. We had a 10-year plan to buy land in Thailand and live there, and now the construction of our six-bedroom house has started.”

Andy, a former firefighter who met Araya 20 years ago while on vacation, expressed his disbelief at their good fortune.

 

“I still can’t believe you can win £200,000 from just a £1 bet. We want to sincerely thank Fred Done, the CEO of Betfred. Our new dream home in Thailand, valued at £43,000, is currently under construction.”

 

Fred Done, the CEO of Betfred, has been invited to visit the Curry family’s dream home in Thailand once it is completed as a gesture of gratitude, reported Sanook.

 

“In our 57-year history, there has never been a more deserving winner than Araya. She and her husband work incredibly hard and deserve all the good fortune in the world.”

 

by Puntid Tantivangphaisal

Photo courtesy of Sanook

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-07-13

 

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[brianthainess]

With 6 bedrooms all her family can come and live how nice for 45 yr old Andy, cough        guess he'll be left back in the UK for most of the year still working. 

[itsari]

Congratulations to the woman . 

A great win for such a small outlay.

 

[wombat]

What was the bet?

[klauskunkel]

Wondering if the new Thai Tax laws may affect these UK winnings when transferred here. In any case, extra money is always a positive. Congrats 

[shackleton]

Good luck to them 

As the old saying goes if you are not in 

You don't win 🤑

[CharlieKo]

Sorry but 200K GBP is hardly a life changing amount. Not even for Thailand. But I wish them luck. 

[SpanishExpat]

Congrats, but they just have a low-education mindset! 9Mio THB still won’t get you anywhere close to retirement in Thailand still being in your 40s. They should have re-invested that money, work a few more years and then re-consider their plans.

 

Adding to that, Andy should be prepared for all those parasites in his wife’s village to suddenly ask for money. 
 

 

[Tongjaw]

1 hour ago, brianthainess said:

With 6 bedrooms all her family can come and live how nice for 45 yr old Andy, cough        guess he'll be left back in the UK for most of the year still working. 

Been together 20 years, family together and they both work hard. They had a 10 year plan so might have some other money saved. Don’t think there is any need to be negative. 

[Tongjaw]

12 minutes ago, wombat said:

What was the bet?

Bet was, a happy outcome for a hard working family could be posted on Thai Visa and the first reply would be negative. 🤣 🤣 

[harrycallahan]

15 minutes ago, wombat said:

What was the bet?

BetFred Nifty 50. My Googling tells me it's a Keno style lottery. No skill involved she got lucky. 

[Iron Tongue]

10 minutes ago, CharlieKo said:

Sorry but 200K GBP is hardly a life changing amount. Not even for Thailand. But I wish them luck. 

Don't forget that the Inland Revenue is going to want a cut of that.  Depending on their gross income, they'd better plan a house minus 39-48%.

[Baba Naba]

Hi So here we come!🤑

[flexomike]

15 minutes ago, CharlieKo said:

Sorry but 200K GBP is hardly a life changing amount. Not even for Thailand. But I wish them luck. 

That has to be the most idiotic comment of the week

[gravity101]

Congrats. And congrats on managing to build a 6 bedroom dream home for 2m baht!.

[eggzthaioz]

It's not about being negative, it's about the reality of living in Thailand. 

All the relatives and friends will be circling like vultures.

Thais find in it extremely difficult to say no when they're asked by family or friends for a loan. They know they probably won't get it back as well.

Hope a brother or family member isn't building the house as that would be another story.

Cheers

Tom

 

[renaissanc]

Andy and Araya will have to be strict about all the "Can you lend me some money, please?" requests; otherwise, the money will disappear quickly. The 6-bedroom house and a new one million Baht car and the tax man will eat up what the relations and neighbours leave them. Then they will be back to Square One with little money. I'm already feeling sorry for the couple.

[spidermike007]

Elsewhere in the world a small bet of $1 can yield anywhere from 9 million baht to $100 million in the case of lotteries in the US. Here in Thailand 100 baht lotto only pays relatively small amounts. 

 

If I won or my wife won, the last thing in the world I would do is post it online or let anybody know about it. 

[ronster]

6 bedroom for £43000 ?? 

I'm sure it was the first time she played the game and happened to win 😂

[TheFishman1]

If you bet 47 bht on the lottery here. Oh wait cost a lot more than 47bht the lottery here what it cost to play the lottery it is really a small amount of winnings TIT

[renaissanc]

1 minute ago, spidermike007 said:

Elsewhere in the world a small bet of $1 can yield anywhere from 9 million baht to $100 million in the case of lotteries in the US. Here in Thailand 100 baht lotto only pays relatively small amounts. 

 

If I won or my wife won, the last thing in the world I would do is post it online or let anybody know about it. 

Indeed! They should move away from their home village and start afresh secretly.

[misterphil]

18 minutes ago, SpanishExpat said:

Congrats, but they just have a low-education mindset! 9Mio THB still won’t get you anywhere close to retirement in Thailand still being in your 40s. They should have re-invested that money, work a few more years and then re-consider their plans.

 

Adding to that, Andy should be prepared for all those parasites in his wife’s village to suddenly ask for money. 
 

 

It clearly says "Our new dream home in Thailand, valued at £43,000, is currently under construction.”

 

So they still have over ฿7 mil left to invest. 

[SpanishExpat]

7 minutes ago, misterphil said:

It clearly says "Our new dream home in Thailand, valued at £43,000, is currently under construction.”

 

So they still have over ฿7 mil left to invest. 

So what ? Still not enough, as she wants to move back to Thailand. That means that she will have a long distance marriage from now on or her husband moves with her. We both know that option 2 is not very probable, as that money isn’t enough, if there is no “real income”

[GammaGlobulin]

11 minutes ago, eggzthaioz said:

It's not about being negative, it's about the reality of living in Thailand. 

All the relatives and friends will be circling like vultures.

Thais find in it extremely difficult to say no when they're asked by family or friends for a loan. They know they probably won't get it back as well.

Hope a brother or family member isn't building the house as that would be another story.

Cheers

Tom

 

 

You are correct, I think.

 

I have a friend, a Thai female friend, who once told me that the thing she fears most is her family and neighbors asking for loans.

 

She needs all her income to pursue her plans for her and her son.

She counts every Baht, and saves what she can, planning for a brighter future for her and for her son.

 

She is super fearful of friends and family asking for loans.

 

Although I have lived here for quite a while, I did not realize that there is this problem.

 

In Taiwan, yes, there is a huge problem with loans that are made from friends, and from the Chinese Hui System.  I did not realize that this also exists in Thailand.

 

So, if someone wins the lottery, and wins fairly big...then...I can imagine what is bound to happen here.

 

 

[CharlieKo]

16 minutes ago, flexomike said:

That has to be the most idiotic comment of the week

 

OK I'll bite, Please tell me what is so idiotic about it? 

[RethairedJarhead]

1 minute ago, SpanishExpat said:

So what ? Still not enough, as she wants to move back to Thailand. That means that she will have a long distance marriage from now on or her husband moves with her. We both know that option 2 is not very probable, as that money isn’t enough, if there is no “real income”

It’s as if you know them and what is best for their life…🤫

[Scouse123]

48 minutes ago, wombat said:

What was the bet?

 

That's what I want to know....😆

[bob smith]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

 

A 40 year old Thai woman living in the UK transformed her life by winning a substantial £200,000 (approximately 9 million baht) from a £1 bet on the Nifty Fifty game through Betfred. This windfall has allowed her to leave her demanding 14-hour workdays

wonder if she had a work permit?

 

bob.

[Captain Monday]

She’d better first divorce.  Leave this 45 yr old excuse for a bum ”ex firefighter”　what keeps his dear wife working day and night back in England. 

Find something better while she is still young. 

[spidermike007]

12 minutes ago, SpanishExpat said:

So what ? Still not enough, as she wants to move back to Thailand. That means that she will have a long distance marriage from now on or her husband moves with her. We both know that option 2 is not very probable, as that money isn’t enough, if there is no “real income”

We really don't know what the details are, we do not know how much they were both their earning, and with the stratosphere cost of living in the UK it's very possible they were only saving a minimum amount of money every month. With the significantly lower cost of living in Thailand this move might make sense. Anyway, who would want to stay in the UK if they didn't have to?