Report Win Big in Thailand: Foreigners Welcome to Try Their Luck in the Lottery

[chickenslegs]

2 minutes ago, hotelbri said:

The article states 48 million prize fund, there's 60 million one 1 number....confused!!!!

 

Definitely confusing, but true that each ticket would win 6 million.

Here's an example of a man winning 96 million with 16 tickets (added prizes increased it to 144 million)

https://thethaiger.com/news/national/man-wins-144-million-baht-in-thailands-lottery

[Stiddle Mump]

1 hour ago, dingdongrb said:

Agree!!!

 

"The Thai lottery features multiple prize categories, boasting a hefty total prize pool of 48 million baht across 14,168 winning tickets."

 

That equates to an average of 3,300 THB per winning ticket......a joke for sure!

I don't believe those figures one little bit.

[Stiddle Mump]

2 hours ago, 3NUMBAS said:

There were rumours a long time ago that’ some yanks had rigged and won the lottery, don’t recall the details or if it was true, Bernard Trink would know

I think the Irish lottery was hooked once. An Ozzie team bought up all the tickets for one draw.

[sungod]

4 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

No, I did not...duh.   If I did make the "life-changing" claim, quote it.

I think you are losing it mate, but here goes.

 

 

[John Drake]

3 hours ago, Stiddle Mump said:

They obviously are not buying the right tickets.

 

You have to have a system, and a little bit of luck, to win the big one.

 

Mine is just buying "song soon" until the big one hits.

[John Drake]

2 hours ago, 3NUMBAS said:

There were rumours a long time ago that’ some yanks had rigged and won the lottery, don’t recall the details or if it was true, Bernard Trink would know

 

That's what happened to Mel Gibson at the end of Air America.

[Stiddle Mump]

3 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

Years ago the winners of the jackpot, quite wisely in my opinion never appeared in the media, all that seems to have changed since the advent of social media.. If I won I would tell nobody, not even the mrs

What about telling all on AN the good news? Your secret would be safe with us.

[ronster]

33 minutes ago, proton said:

 

Three years ago did the euro lottery when in the UK, in the W H Smiths with the entry slip in my hand, then thought na i'll do it on Friday. Went back and did it on Friday and the numbers came up for 104 million, for a few seconds thought that was it when checking online. The only problem was my numbers won on the Tuesday, millions did it nobody won. Bugger, will never do any lottery again.

Have had similar in the oz lottery. Bought 4 lines and between 2 of them I had all the winning numbers 🙄🙈

[ronster]

23 minutes ago, Stiddle Mump said:

I think the Irish lottery was hooked once. An Ozzie team bought up all the tickets for one draw.

Think it was a syndicate run by an Ozzie guy and it was the American lottery possibly . They tried to buy every combination of numbers possible to win and I'm sure they only managed to buy around 85% of them by the time the draw happened. Luckily for them they won.

[proton]

I looked into just missed wins. Worst was in the uK, couple were paying by direct debit every month. Numbers came up for 180 million, but hold on, there had not been enough in the account at the end of the month for the payment to go through so no entry. He was devastated but not her so much, probably her who over spent.

[proton]

3 hours ago, 3NUMBAS said:

There were rumours a long time ago that’ some yanks had rigged and won the lottery, don’t recall the details or if it was true, Bernard Trink would know

 

He's dead TIT

[Stiddle Mump]

21 minutes ago, John Drake said:

 

Mine is just buying "song soon" until the big one hits.

Mist look at the wave.

 

A few months back in late 2024, there was a glut of palindromic numbers coming up. It lasted for about 6/7/8 draws. Then just faded away. Not noticed one in the last couple of months.

 

The chance of three numbers coming in succession, as in 347773, or 323888, is about ! in 25. In 2023 there was a 6 week spell, when each week there were over 10. One week had 19. Highly unusual mathematically. The last lottery draw (july 1st) had six. That is average.

 

Must look for trends and make yer moves.

[TheFishman1]

It’s amazing how they always say 80 bht great ticket we 99% of the time they want 100bht for a ticket so if you’re paying nearly 3 dollars for a ticket and you win 6 million maybe the worst payout of any lottery in the world TIT

[Kerryd]

I've bought tickets occasionally for over 20 years now. 
Won 2,000 once way back when and 2 years ago won 4,000 (2 x 2,000 baht tickets). 

Used to be a hoot when I was living in South Pattaya. Within minutes of the draw the neighbourhood would be full of people running around selling copies of the "winning numbers sheet" for 5 baht. It had all the winning numbers (there are more than just the 2, 3 and 6 digit numbers that can win prizes).

These days you can just check online or download the number sheet yourself (https://www.glo.or.th/mission/reward-payment/check-reward)

NEVER had a problem collecting the money.

But whoever wrote that article mustn't really know much about the lottery. 

The LISTED price for the tickets is 80 baht - which gives the seller what, 10 baht (per ticket sold) as a commission ?

But just try and find a vendor that will sell you a ticket for 80 baht. Most charge 100. In some "popular" areas, it's 120. Or more.
Technically it's illegal for them to charge more than the printed price (80 baht) per ticket, regardless if you are buying single tickets or packages of 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10 tickets.

About what, 5 years ago now, there was a "crack down" that lasted about 3 days where vendors were forced to sell tickets at the printed (80 baht) price. But like everything, within a couple days they were right back to charging whatever they think they can get away with.

And the "two ticket" options are usually even more expensive. If a vendor is charging 100 baht for one ticket, they may charge 220 for 2 tickets - because YOU might win more money so THEY want more for selling you those tickets.

And it's the same for the 3, 5 and 10 ticket "packages" where you can end up paying the equivalent of 150 baht per ticket (or more) - NOT because those numbers are "luckier" - but because you MIGHT win more money so the thinking is - you should also pay more for the tickets.

And they charge more for all their tickets, not just the "lucky" ones - which are never "lucky" anyways.

There are THREE banks were you can collect smaller prizes (Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, Krung Thai Bank and Government Savings Bank). There are also "lottery shops" like the one on soi Nern Plerb Wan (left side if you cross the railway tracks heading towards Sukhumvit, just a few meters from that intersection).

You can cash in smaller prizes there (they charge a fee of course). That's where I collected my last winnings.



It is recommended that IF you win a large prize, immediately take photos of the tickets (maybe holding them against a computer screen showing the winning numbers) and sign the back of the tickets.
Some people have gone to their local police station to "register" the tickets (in case someone tries to steal them I guess). 

If I won the "big" prize, I'd probably talk to my lawyer first to makes sure all my ducks are in a row before I try collecting the prize.

And remember - This is THAILAND ! Where you do NOT want to be worth more dead than you are alive !

So get your money, get it safely into your bank. Transfer whatever amounts you want (don't leave it all in one account that your girlfriend and her boyfriend and her husband all have access to). Put some "mad money" into your regular account.

And THEN decide who you want to tell and how many bars you want to ring the bell in.

But keep in mind rule #2 - almost ever foreigner in the country - including your "trusted friends from your home country" - would MUCH rather see YOUR money in THEIR pockets.
Spending YOUR money is oh so much more fun than spending what little they have left over from their meager pensions and alimony payments.

Make sure they all know that you sent most of the money back home to (pay off debts, put it into the grandkids college fund, pay down a mortgage, pay for mom's retirement home costs, etc, etc).

Do NOT brag that you've got 6 or 12 or (oh lordy lordy) 30 mil in (your savings account that you've given your ATM card and PIN number to half the service staff of every bar you've ever been in because you were too lazy to go to the ATM yourself).

Sure, you'll be REAL popular - until they figure out how to get all that money into THEIR hands. One way or another.

You'll find you suddenly have a lot of new friends and just by coincidence, they all have sick relatives that need new kidneys or they need a temporary loan because the bank didn't process their huge transfer before the weekend or (insert a thousand sob stories here).

I often wonder how many people actually do win the big prizes. Once or twice a year I see a story of some farmer in Isaan or somewhere else winning 6 or 12 mil but that's it.

And if a foreigner ever won ! Wow - headline news !
Probably followed immediately by demands to change the laws to exclude foreigners from winning of course. (They won't mind you buying tickets but won't want to pay out on any that win.)

It would be very interesting to see the reaction if a foreigner won a 30 mil prize one day.
 

[malibukid]

11 hours ago, redwood1 said:

To the best of my knowledge no farang has ever won one of the top lottery payouts...Not a single time....At least in the last 20 years, and very possibly in entire history of the Thai lottery.... 

i did, its legit

[dingdongrb]

44 minutes ago, Kerryd said:

I've bought tickets occasionally for over 20 years now. 
Won 2,000 once way back when and 2 years ago won 4,000 (2 x 2,000 baht tickets).  ......

Damn dude, do you always post novels?

 

NOTE:Shortened the quote to eliminate all the text space taken. 

[PeterA]

11 hours ago, actonion said:

I thought gambling was illegal in Thailand

Government run and sanctioned gambling is "ok". 

[dingdongrb]

2 hours ago, Stiddle Mump said:

I don't believe those figures one little bit.

I just took them from the article.... 

 

What figures do you come up with?

[kickstart]

The OP wants to do their homework before posting, it is almost impossible to find someone selling lottery tickets for 80 baht, nearly all are now 100 baht, some selling at major sites in big cities are selling them at 120 each.

With the wife's family, most lottery numbers are brought on the underground lottery, and I would say it is the same with a lot of family's

 

[Stiddle Mump]

32 minutes ago, dingdongrb said:

I just took them from the article.... 

 

What figures do you come up with?

Have to look at the maths.

 

Every ticket has a 1 in 1,000,000 chance of winning. I don't know how many of each number (say 123456) is printed. I've read that it could be 24. For sure it will be more. But that is not to say the winning number is actually purchased. Maybe no one wins the biggie. That would cut the overall payments down considerably. On the other hand, perhaps only winning tickets got sold that draw, and all the losing ones were returned. IE; scanned in before the cut off time. That would mean one ginormous pay out.

 

The whole thing is for my thinking; less than transparent. Not to say, of course, that the Thai lottery is not fair in the way the numbers are drawn. But there is no fixed pay out - or % of - so how would one know. Only the organisers know how much comes in and how much goes out. Does this get published?

 

 

[portisaacozzy]

11 hours ago, proton said:

Worst value lottery in the world, plus you have to search for numbers you want

always thought that to 

[chickenslegs]

27 minutes ago, kickstart said:

The OP wants to do their homework before posting, it is almost impossible to find someone selling lottery tickets for 80 baht, nearly all are now 100 baht, some selling at major sites in big cities are selling them at 120 each.

With the wife's family, most lottery numbers are brought on the underground lottery, and I would say it is the same with a lot of family's

 

 

The underground lottery is very popular because you can choose your own 2 or 3 numbers and also choose your own stake (from 10 baht upwards).

 

Choosing 2 numbers gives odds of 100/1 and a win normally pays 60x the stake

 

Choosing 3 numbers gives odds of 1000/1 and a win normally pays 450x the stake

 

This is a lot more than the payout for 2 or 3 numbers on the official lottery but, of course, does not include the chance of a 6M baht jackpot.

 

A couple of years ago I won 90,000 baht for a 200 baht stake on 3 numbers (actually my total stake was 1,200 as I bet 200 on all 6 combinations of my 3 numbers). 

[TroubleandGrumpy]

2 hours ago, TheFishman1 said:

It’s amazing how they always say 80 bht great ticket we 99% of the time they want 100bht for a ticket so if you’re paying nearly 3 dollars for a ticket and you win 6 million maybe the worst payout of any lottery in the world TIT

It is the worst in the world - the official payout is 60%.

In Australia UK USA etc they payout somewhere between 80-90%.

Scam. But if you buy one and happen to win, best to make a deal with a Thai and let them claim it. Besides being hit with a tax bill/reminder, you will be forever in their sights. Or claim it all and then go home, never to return.   

[baansgr]

14 hours ago, redwood1 said:

To the best of my knowledge no farang has ever won one of the top lottery payouts...Not a single time....At least in the last 20 years, and very possibly in entire history of the Thai lottery.... 

A Burmese couple.win 12 million a few years ago...so yes you can win, I have had smaller wins.without a problem...what's new???

[Crazy Noobie]

14 hours ago, redwood1 said:

To the best of my knowledge no farang has ever won one of the top lottery payouts...Not a single time....At least in the last 20 years, and very possibly in entire history of the Thai lottery.... 

I have been in Thailand for 9 years now and I used to think the same thing. Until my farang friend from the USA won the Thai lotto jackpot last year. He used his winnings to purchase a house and buy himself a new pickup. From that point on, I have been playing the lotto every month. So far I have only won twice and won a total of 6,000 baht. I know it's pure luck but I like playing.  

[Crazy Noobie]

12 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

wont even buy a decent car.

6 million baht exchanged at 32 gives you $192,000.  I think I could buy a decent car for that kind of money.

[tweedledee2]

11 hours ago, John Drake said:

 

No, they can't. Just a month ago, I won one of the minor prizes. Just the 2000 on the two numbers. Stopped by the agent. Wouldn't pay. Went to Krungthai bank, who is supposed to do small payouts, and they said the lottery was for Thais only and refused to pay out. I asked the bank to call the lottery office, which they did, and then they told me that I could get the 2000 but I would need to go to the main office to collect--a mere 90km roundtrip journey for me. 

I've won $ 2,000 three times in the last 12 months.  KrungThai paid out all three without hesitation. They deduct the 30 baht tax. They only pay out for the current draw period. If you win, you have to redeem the ticket before the next drawing.

 

[dingdongrb]

3 hours ago, Stiddle Mump said:

Have to look at the maths.

 

Every ticket has a 1 in 1,000,000 chance of winning. I don't know how many of each number (say 123456) is printed. I've read that it could be 24. For sure it will be more. But that is not to say the winning number is actually purchased. Maybe no one wins the biggie. That would cut the overall payments down considerably. On the other hand, perhaps only winning tickets got sold that draw, and all the losing ones were returned. IE; scanned in before the cut off time. That would mean one ginormous pay out.

 

The whole thing is for my thinking; less than transparent. Not to say, of course, that the Thai lottery is not fair in the way the numbers are drawn. But there is no fixed pay out - or % of - so how would one know. Only the organisers know how much comes in and how much goes out. Does this get published?

 

 

Not sure what you're trying to prove. I used basic mathematics.....divided 48,000,000 by 14,168

 

 

 

"The Thai lottery features multiple prize categories, boasting a hefty total prize pool of 48 million baht across 14,168 winning tickets."

 

That equates to an average of 3,300 THB per winning ticket......a joke for sure!

[Celsius]

15 hours ago, sungod said:

6 million is hardly a life changing amount

 

6 downvotes that need topping 800k say no

[ronnie50]

12 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Yes, B6,000,000 for B80 is such a waste of money.

Check your cynicism.

At roughly USD 2.50 per play, the cost per Thai ticket is not that much different to most US state lottery single-ticket purchases, or those in Canada or the British Lottery or European. But the grand prizes are enormously different. The Thai grand prize is less than USD 200k. The other mentioned countries above have a monthly average grand prize of USD 10 million = and often much, much more, and with many subsiduary prizes. So it's apples and oranges - Thai lottery is poor value comparitively. But you could say all lotteries are a waste of money.