PM Anutin's Temple Visit Sparks Lottery Number Win
Lottery players won big after PM Anutin visited a Suphan Buri temple on August 1, with the winning two-digit number 69 matching incense sticks used in a prayer ceremony he led.
Lottery players are celebrating after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's morning visit to Wat Derm Bang (Kongkaram) temple in Suphan Buri province brought luck on August 1. The government lottery draw that day announced first prize as 932479 and the two-digit prize as 69. After Anutin visited the temple to pay respects to Tao Wessuwannagod and seek blessings for his official duties, he led a prayer ceremony with large incense sticks numbered 996—which matched the winning two-digit number 69. Players who purchased that number were overjoyed to find themselves among the winners.