Udon Thani: So lucky! A young man from Udon Thani won the South Korean lottery, receiving 45 million baht in prize money. His daughter revealed that her father was a person who liked to make merit. Before this, he had just called to tell her to give alms to monks. She believes that the merit will support her luck.
According to Thai News Agency, a Facebook page for Thai people in South Korea posted congratulations to Mr. Sumetsak or Nui, 42 years old, a factory worker in South Korea, who won the lottery worth 4,066,375,179 won (4 billion won) or approximately 96 million baht, which he split with his friend in half. After paying taxes, it should be around 45 million baht.
The reporter traveled to Ban Phue District, Udon Thani Province, the hometown of the lucky man, and met with Ms. Tasanee, 64 years old, the mother of the lucky man, and Ms. Natthinee, 21 years old, the daughter of the lucky man, who were preparing to collect chicken eggs to sell. They all had smiles on their faces.
Mrs. Tassanee said that on January 20, while she and her niece were selling fresh eggs at the market, her son called to say he was going home. She was shocked and thought that he had caused trouble or something bad happened. But her son said that he had won the lottery and that was all he said before hanging up and going back to work. She wondered if he was joking because in 5-6 months, his 4-year contract would expire.
The daughter, upon hearing the good news from her grandmother, said that she was both shocked and happy. She did not think that her father would win such a big prize. She asked her father when he would return, but he said that he would work until his contract with the factory was completed before returning home. She personally believes that her father won such a big prize because of the good karma he had done all along. Both at home and in South Korea, he would call her and her younger sibling to give alms. As for the friend who also won the prize, she did not know which province he was from, but she knew that he was in the North.