"I dreamed of singer Lim Young-woong and won."
This is the story revealed by the winner of the recent '2 billion won lottery' jackpot. According to Donghaeng Lottery, the lottery operator, on the 18th, a woman identified as Ms. A won first prize with two tickets of the 47th edition of the 'Speedo2000' lottery purchased at a lottery store in Jung-gu, Incheon.
Ms. A said, "I buy lottery tickets once or twice a week. While chatting with my daughter inside a coffee shop during a trip, I saw a lottery store and bought a few Lotto and Speedo tickets as usual."
Ms. A, who enjoyed the luck of winning with two consecutive tickets purchased while traveling with her daughter, said, "I bought a few Lotto and Speedo tickets as usual. While scratching the tickets with my daughter, the pictures matched, and next to them, I saw 1 billion won."
When asked if she had any memorable recent dreams, she reportedly answered, "A few weeks ago, I dreamed of talking with Lim Young-woong."
Ms. A also said, "I was worried about lacking the remaining payment for the apartment I will move into this fall, but I am relieved and grateful that I can solve it with the prize money."
Speedo2000 is an instant lottery composed of two tickets per set. Winners receive up to 1 billion won per ticket, with a maximum of 2 billion won.
Meanwhile, last month, the government set next year's expected lottery sales at a record high of 7.3 trillion won. If the lottery sells as planned, the revenue will increase by about 230 billion won compared to this year.
Among these, instant lotteries such as Speedo are expected to increase by 114.6 billion won (15.8%) to 839.3 billion won compared to this year.
The government also announced that it will strengthen measures, including raising the penalty standards for the lottery operator, as a follow-up to the lottery accident controversies such as the printing error of the ‘Speedo1000’ instant lottery that occurred in 2021.
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