Lopburi minimart worker wins 12 million baht then clocks in as usual
Somphong bought two tickets on credit from a seller he knows, then went to cut the grass. He has paid her since, and says he will carry on working. The story Lopburi minimart worker wins 12 million baht then clocks in as usual as seen on Thaiger News .
Sompong Phusakul, a 46-year-old minimart worker in Lopburi, recently won 12 million baht in the Thai government lottery by purchasing two tickets from his regular seller at Tha Wung Market. Both tickets carried the winning number 730640, resulting in a first-place prize of 12 million baht. Sompong, who had not yet paid for the tickets when he bought them due to his longstanding relationship with the seller, went to work as usual, cutting grass at the minimart.
Upon returning home and discovering his tickets had won, he was so excited he couldn't sleep that night. He waited until the next morning to inform his wife, who then shared the news with relatives before they traveled to the Government Lottery Office to claim the prize. Despite the sudden wealth, Sompong decided to continue working at the minimart, expressing his intention to use some of the winnings to build a new home and save the rest for his family.
The minimart owners praised Sompong for his 20+ years of honest service and offered to help him manage his newfound fortune.
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