A fortunate aunt stayed overnight watching over a relative's funeral at a temple and asked a roaming lottery vendor to help select lottery tickets. In the end, she won the first prize and received a big jackpot of 12 million baht.
At 17:30 on 1 June 2026, reporters traveled to Nong Chang Village, Moo 5, Si Satchanalai Subdistrict, Si Satchanalai District, Sukhothai Province, after hearing news that someone had won the first prize with two lottery tickets, receiving over 12 million baht. They found Mrs. Wann Wongwiwong, 61, along with relatives and neighbors, cheerfully preparing food together.
Mrs. Wann, the lucky winner of the first prize lottery, revealed that she works as a hired hand at a Chinese banquet restaurant and takes on general labor jobs. She usually enjoys trying her luck by buying 3 to 4 lottery tickets each draw. The two winning tickets were brought to her yesterday by her regular roaming vendor while she was watching over a relative's funeral at Choeng Khiri Temple near her home. She usually likes to buy tickets with repeated or patterned numbers but did not specify any number this time. The vendor brought her two tickets numbered 173770.
Whenever she buys lottery tickets, she prays to Luang Pho To, the revered Buddha statue at Choeng Khiri Temple, which the people of Si Satchanalai deeply respect, asking for good fortune. Today, upon learning she had won the first prize, she felt very happy but has not yet made any financial plans and is still a bit overwhelmed. She plans to wait for her son, who works in Samut Prakan Province, to return. She has already registered the winning tickets as evidence and will claim the prize soon.