Locals secretly observed the "lucky numbers" on the Prime Minister's vehicle during his visit to thank Ranong residents after winning the 2026 election, intending to try their luck on 16 Feb 2026 lottery.
On 15 February 2025 GMT+7, Anutin Charnvirakul, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, as leader of the Bhumjaithai Party, accompanied by his wife Ja Thananon Niramits, Triasuli Traisornkul, a prospective party-list MP, and Warawut Silpa-archa, also a prospective party-list MP, spent the holiday traveling to Ranong Province to thank the public for entrusting Kongkrit Chatmaleerat, the prospective MP for Ranong from the Bhumjaithai Party. Anutin stood on a parade truck from the Provincial Administrative Organization intersection, in front of Ja Ja Coffee, his wife's shop, proceeding along Tha Muang Rueang Rat Road, stopping to pay respects at Tai Tae Eia Shrine, where he also beat the drum he had donated to the shrine.
Afterwards, he traveled to the Kozu Jiang city founder's cemetery to pray for good fortune during the Chinese New Year. Anutin did not mention politics but simply expressed his gratitude to the people of Ranong Province and said that while awaiting official results, they would travel to thank the people of every province who have shown kindness to the Bhumjaithai Party.
Meanwhile, residents waiting to greet him sneakily noted the license numbers on the parade truck where Prime Minister Anutin stood waving: Bat 1234 Ranong, and his personal vehicle's plate: 1 Kha 9155 Bangkok, hoping to use these for the lottery draw on 16 February.