Extremely lucky "Srimuang Charoensiri" Former Minister of Education won the first prize lottery on 16 Jun 2026, marking the second time in his life winning the top prize, and shared the origin of his win. "Lucky numbers" Bring wealth
On 18 June 2026, reporters from the Muang Udon Thani Police Station, Udon Thani Province, Region 4 Police, Royal Thai Police, reported that on 16 June 2026, Mr. Srimuang Charoensiri, 83 years old, former Minister of Education during Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat's government, registered an official record confirming he won the first prize lottery for the draw dated 16 June 2026. He held one government lottery ticket, number 287184.
Mr. Srimuang revealed, "It's unbelievable to win the first prize twice in my life. I actually intended to buy the number corresponding to my 84th birthday on 9 July and have already collected the prize money. In the previous draw, I won the last two digits in 54 tickets. If you recall, six years ago I won two first prize tickets, and in several past draws, I nearly won with adjacent first prize numbers, as well as second and third prizes."
Regarding his background, Mr. Srimuang is known as a close associate of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. He entered politics by being elected as Senator for Maha Sarakham in 2000 and served as Chairman of the Transportation Committee. After his term ended, he joined the People's Power Party and was elected as a party executive. Later, he was elected as a party-list MP, securing the highest proportional votes among the 10 major northeastern provinces, and became Minister of Education. In the most recent election, he ran as a party-list MP candidate for the Pheu Thai Party. He also operates Srimuang Farm, a new popular spot in Maha Sarakham Province, cultivating Barhi date palms, ranking among Thailand's largest producers, and produces health wine under his own brand. Consequently, industry insiders elected him as president of the Date Palm Growers Association.