One Thai woman almost saw her lottery winnings go down the drain when her first-ever winning ticket literally fell into a drain.
Luckily, officials were ready to help and even dove into the sewer to retrieve it for her.
On Sunday (5 May), after discovering that she had a winning ticket, the woman made her way to cash it out.
This was her first time ever winning the lottery. According to Sanook, the 54-year-old was about to win ฿4,000 (~S$146.54).
She stopped to get some drinks along the way, and while getting her wallet out from her pocket, her lottery tickets slipped out of her pocket. One of them was the winning ticket.
She quickly tried stomping on the ticket to keep it from flying off, but it was windy. The ticket could’ve flown in any other direction, but instead, it fell into the only spot that she wouldn’t be able to reach on her own: down the drain.
The woman became distressed, which caught the attention of some nearby Government officials.
When asked, she told them that she’d lost her winning ticket. The very same ticket that she was going to cash out at the district office.
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The officials quickly organised a rescue effort. They brought a crane over, tied one official to a rope and lowered him down in the sewer.
The official managed to find all her lottery tickets, including the prize-winning one.
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Luckily, the sewers were dry; otherwise, the ticket would have been spoiled or washed away with the water.
Source: Khaosod TV – ข่าวสด on Youtube
The woman gratefully received her winning ticket back.
In an interview with local reporters, she explained that she repaid the officials’ kindness by immediately using her winnings to buy them all a drink.
She added that while she won quite a nice amount, she was more distressed over losing her first-ever winning ticket, a significant achievement for her.
But in return for the heart-dropping misfortune, she managed to snag herself an unforgettable story.
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The authorities have investigated and closed the incident with no follow-ups required, MFA said.
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