"Thinking of My Late Parents"
"I was not able to be a devoted child while my parents were alive, but it feels like they are now blessing me from above."
The story of a lottery winner who won 1 billion KRW each from two tickets?totaling 2 billion KRW?purchased while considering quitting work and returning to their hometown has been shared.
On July 29, lottery operator Donghaeng Lottery published an interview with the winner of the 61st round of "Speetto 2000" on its official website. The winner, referred to as Mr. A, bought the tickets at a lottery shop in Baebang-eup, Asan-si, Chungnam.
After work, Mr. A took a shower at home and went out to shop at a mart. On the way, a lottery shop caught his eye, so he bought 10,000 KRW worth of Lotto tickets and 10,000 KRW worth of Speetto 2000 tickets. A week later, he checked the tickets at home and was astonished to find he had won first prize. Not believing it, he checked again using the QR code, and when first prize was confirmed, he finally accepted that he had won.
"Thinking of My Late Parents"
Mr. A said, "I thought of my late parents. I was not able to be a devoted child while they were alive, but I am just grateful because it feels like they are blessing me in this way."
He added, "I recently quit my job and was thinking of returning to my hometown, and I happened to win the lottery, so I feel very happy." He continued, "I plan to repay my loans and buy a house, and I will take my time to plan how to use the remaining money."
Mr. A said, "I am still in disbelief, but I feel good. I will try my best to live diligently from now on."
Regarding his plans for the prize money, Mr. A stated, "I plan to repay my loans and buy a house, and I will take my time to plan how to use the remaining money."
Speetto is an instant scratch-off lottery ticket where the result can be checked immediately after purchase. Depending on the game method and prize amount, there are three types: Speetto 500, Speetto 1000, and Speetto 2000. For Speetto 2000, if two lucky symbols match in both shape and color, the ticket wins. When first prize is won, one more ticket is also awarded, and the maximum prize is 2 billion KRW.
Speetto 1000 is an instant lottery where you win the corresponding prize if your lucky number matches any of your six numbers. The ticket price is 1,000 KRW, and there are 10 first-prize tickets per round.
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