Luck of the 'Four-Leaf Clover' Found During a Walk with a Pet Dog? ... '500 Million' Lottery Win

A woman who went out for a walk with her pet dog discovered a 'four-leaf clover,' a symbol of luck, and bought a lottery ticket, winning 500 million won, according to a story that has been shared.

[Photo by Donghaeng Lottery]

The lottery operator Donghaeng Lottery shared the story of the first-place winner A of the 80th round of 'Speedo 1000' on its official website on the 2nd. Speedo 1000 is an instant lottery where if one of the six lucky numbers matches one of your numbers, you receive the corresponding prize.

A said that while walking her dog, she found a four-leaf clover in the park and thought, "Luck is coming," so she bought a lottery ticket. She said, "I usually buy about 20,000 won worth of Lotto and Speedo once a week," and that on that day, she purchased a Speedo lottery ticket at a lottery store in Tanhyeon-myeon, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do.

A, who usually checks if the lucky numbers match before scratching the Speedo lottery ticket, scratched the prize amounts from the front and discovered that she had won the first prize of 500 million won. She said, "When I scratched the prize amount and saw 'Oh,' at first I thought it was 5,000 won," and "Later, when I saw it was 500 million won, I was very surprised."

A, who checked the lottery ticket alone, first informed her daughter of the win. Then, she placed the winning ticket in a photo frame at home and showed it as a surprise gift to her husband after he came home from work. She said, "When I told my husband to look closely at the sunflower frame after he came home, he found the winning ticket and happily congratulated me." A said she plans to use the prize money "to help buy a house."

Speedo is a scratch-off printed lottery where you can immediately check if you have won by scratching with a coin right after purchase. It is divided into three types?Speedo 500, 1000, and 2000?depending on the number of games, method, and prize money. Speedo 1000 works by matching one of the six numbers on your ticket with the lucky number to win the corresponding prize. The price is 1,000 won per ticket, the first prize is 500 million won, and there are 9 first-prize tickets per round.