In the final stretch, lottery enthusiasts performed a ritual to request "lucky numbers" by divining through the 'Phaya Bung' mound in Prachinburi Province, using the same old hole that has brought luck multiple times before.
On 15 August 2026, reports stated that in Village No. 2, Yanri Subdistrict, Kabin Buri District, Prachinburi Province, gamblers entered the forest late at night to perform a ritual requesting numbers from the 'Phaya Bung'—the same old hole that has previously brought good fortune several times.
The ritual was conducted during the quiet nighttime hours. After lighting incense to notify the local spirits and requesting fortune and luck, the participants presented the five ceremonial offerings and informed the 'Phaya Bung' to grant them luck. Then they dropped two sets of number papers, each containing digits 0 through 9, into the Phaya Bung hole.
For this draw, lottery enthusiasts waited less than an hour before the Phaya Bung retrieved two sets of papers: the first set was 51, and the second was 231. The gamblers will use all these numbers for the upcoming 16 August 2026 lottery draw.