A Buddhist monk won the 6 million baht jackpot in Thailand‘s national lottery draw yesterday. He says he will spend the money on making repairs at his temple in Nakhon Ratchasima province.
Phra Ajahn Praphas, a sixty three year old monk residing at Wat Nong Bua in Ban Pho subdistrict of Korat’s Mueang district, received the lottery’s first prize of 6 million baht with the ticket quantity 132903.
The monk advised reporters that he recently prayed to obtain cash to repair up his previous, dilapidated temple in front of the Buddha statue inside the assembly corridor at his temple.
Then, three days in the past, Phra Praphas purchased a lottery ticket from a peddler who visited his temple on a motorcycle. He stated he picked the quantity 132903 with out a lot thought.
The monk believes he gained the massive prize thanks to the advantage he has accrued by ordaining as a monk. Results says he spends all his time alone, sweeping the floor and feeding the temple’s dogs and cats. He mentioned he never interferes with or bothers anybody.
Yesterday, lottery tickets containing numbers related to Thailand’s Move Forward Party bought out from vendors all around the nation after the party’s win in Sunday’s elections.
The party’s quantity – 31 – was the preferred. Like magic, the number got here up yesterday and anyone with a ticket ending within the three digits 731 gained a prize of four,000 baht.
Tickets containing the quantity 30, that means Thailand’s 30th Prime Minister, also offered out amid the nation’s outbreak of “Pita fever” after MFP chief Pita Limjaroenrat introduced his readiness to form a coalition and lead the country towards a greater future following a stunning win from opposition parties on Sunday.
Last month, a Thai man who won 4,000 baht in the lottery got drunk to rejoice, climbed up a tree, crawled into the tangled communication cables, and fell asleep..