In a twist to the 6 million baht lottery case in Sukhothai, "Mr. Det" has confessed to taking the first prize lottery ticket belonging to Aunt Khayan. He claimed he burned and destroyed the ticket during the period when the case became widely known in the news.
This relates to the controversy over the first prize lottery number 173770, which disappeared during verification. Ms. Saian Dokmai, known as “Aunt Khayan,” from Pak Nam subdistrict, Sawankhalok district, Sukhothai province, filed a police report stating that she gave the lottery ticket to a neighbor to check. It turned out to be a first prize winner, and the person who checked it hugged her in celebration. The checker asked if she wanted to leave it with her, so Aunt Khayan agreed and did not take the ticket back home. However, when she returned later, the neighbor said the ticket was no longer a winner and claimed to have thrown it in the trash. Upon inspection, only two tickets were found in the bin, but the ticket believed to be the winning one was missing, as previously reported.
Today (11 June 2026), Pol. Col. Nikom Promphiram, Superintendent of Sawankhalok Police Station, revealed that Mr. Det has now confessed that he was the one who took the first prize lottery ticket from Aunt Khayan.
During questioning, Mr. Det stated that after 1 June, when Aunt Khayan brought the first prize lottery ticket to have it checked and left it with his wife, he learned that the winning ticket was at their house. He thought Aunt Khayan had forgotten about it, so he kept the ticket. He did not expect Aunt Khayan to ask for it back the next morning. Mr. Det then unlocked his phone to check the lottery results for Aunt Khayan and told her the ticket was not a winner before secretly taking the winning ticket and returning the other two tickets to Aunt Khayan.
Later, as the case gained widespread media attention, he decided to burn and destroy the actual lottery ticket.
The Sawankhalok police chief stated that the next step is for authorities to take Mr. Det to the location where he claimed to have burned the lottery ticket to verify and collect additional evidence, despite challenges posed by continuous rain in the area.
Additionally, the investigation found that Ms. Waew, who previously insisted she did not check the first prize lottery ticket, later admitted she did verify the results. However, she did not use an internet search system but checked results shared via social media.
Pol. Col. Nikom further stated that based on the current evidence, the case direction is clearer, confirming that Aunt Khayan’s lottery ticket was indeed the first prize winner.
Regarding other individuals who may be involved, authorities are still examining how much they knew about the facts and whether they participated in the wrongdoing, considering evidence on a case-by-case basis.
For the legal process, the investigators will continue gathering evidence and consider changing the status of involved parties based on the facts. Legal action related to property offenses will follow. Initially, Mr. Det will be charged with theft.
Most recently, at 17:15, police took Mr. Det to the site where the lottery ticket was burned in the middle of a field. While being escorted from the police station, he admitted that he acted out of greed, wanting the money, not expecting the matter to escalate so far. He apologized to Aunt Khayan and the public, expressing regret. He insisted he had no financial problems and that his wife was not involved. He said he burned the ticket because he feared the publicity, even though he did not know if burning it would end the issue. He acknowledged that he acted alone.