Fortunate people have arrived: a husband and wife purchased lottery tickets. "Lucky numbers" taken from auspicious incense sticks placed before a spirit shrine during the merit-making ceremony for a new building opening, leading them to win the first prize lottery worth 12 million baht.
On 1 Feb 2026 GMT+7, reporters reported that employees of Gu Sport Design Buriram at Camp Eleven Academy came together to congratulate Mr. Wichian Duangkrachai, 55, and Mrs. Jiraporn Boonmak, 52, a married couple from Paisan Subdistrict, Prakhon Chai District, Buriram Province, who is the head garment tailor at the company.
After the government lottery draw on 1 Feb 2026 GMT+7, the first prize number 174629 matched the two lottery tickets they had bought, worth 12 million baht.
Mrs. Jiraporn said that on 19 Jan, the company held a merit-making ceremony to open a new building. As the head garment tailor, she participated in lighting incense sticks before the spirit shrine. After the incense burned out, the number 629 appeared, so she chose to buy lottery tickets with the number 629.
However, after today's lottery results, seeing that the last three digits matched their ticket, they checked and found they had won the first prize. They plan to use part of the money for merit-making, pay off debts, and buy a car and a house since they currently do not have one. Regarding work, they will continue to work as usual, having experienced hardship before.