"Good Luck" Fortune Reading and Lottery Ticket Purchase... '1 Billion Jackpot'

'Speedto 2000' First Prize Winner... Receives 1 Billion Won
"Will Pay Off Loans and Buy a House with the Prize Money"

A story has been shared about someone who bought a lottery ticket after hearing from a fortune-telling that "things will go well from now on" and ended up winning the first prize.

A lottery ticket store in downtown Seoul, unrelated to the article content [Asia Economy archive photo]

On the 26th, an interview with Mr. A, who won the first prize in the 52nd round of 'Speedo2000,' was released on the Donghaeng Lottery website. The first prize for Speedo2000 is 1 billion KRW. Mr. A recalled feeling good after recently having a fortune-telling session through an acquaintance and hearing that "things will go well from now on." He also mentioned having good omens recently, including dreaming that "7 billion KRW was floating in the sky."

After that, Mr. A purchased lottery tickets at a lottery store in Pyeongtaek-si, Gyeonggi Province. Usually, Mr. A frequently bought Lotto tickets, but that day, instead of using Lotto winnings to buy more Lotto tickets, he added some cash and bought three Speedo2000 tickets. After returning home and scratching the tickets, Mr. A confirmed that he had won the first prize. He said, "I couldn't believe I won, so I checked again," and added, "I immediately told my girlfriend, but she didn't believe me and said, 'Don't joke around.' Only after I sent her a photo did she believe it and congratulate me."

A's handwritten winning statement after buying a lottery ticket upon hearing from a fortune-telling that "things will go well from now on," and winning the first prize.
[Image source=Capture from Donghaeng Lottery official website]

However, Speedo2000's first prize tickets come in pairs attached consecutively. When buying two tickets in a set consecutively, one can win two first prizes simultaneously and receive a total of 2 billion KRW. In Mr. A's case, he bought three tickets and appears to have purchased only one ticket from the set of two first prize tickets. Mr. A said he only realized this after winning and expressed, "I want to congratulate the person who bought the Speedo2000 ticket after me," and added, "I want to say that if you keep buying lottery tickets steadily, your chance will come someday. I will also live diligently without losing my initial spirit." Mr. A revealed that he plans to use the winnings to pay off loans and buy a house.

Speedo2000 is a scratch-off lottery where the result can be checked immediately by scratching the ticket right after purchase. If both lucky symbols in the game match, the corresponding prize is awarded. The ticket price is 2,000 KRW each, and there are six first prize tickets per round. Speedo scratch tickets are divided into three types?Speedo500, 1000, and 2000?depending on the number of games, method, and prize amount. The winning probability is known to be about 1.5 to 2 times higher than that of Lotto tickets.