"I Won’t Have to Ask My Children for Help"... Lottery Ticket Bought on the Way to Chemotherapy Wins 500 Million Won

[Financial News] A lottery ticket purchased with a small sense of hope on the way to chemotherapy won the first prize, easing the winner’s burden of treatment costs, according to the winner’s account.
On the 21st, Donghaeng Lottery, the lottery operator, introduced the story of A, the first-prize winner of the 109th edition of Speetto 1000, on its official website.
A, who had been buying Lotto and Speetto tickets every week with a small sense of expectation and hope, stopped at a lottery retailer on the way to the hospital for chemotherapy and bought two Speetto 1000 tickets.
After putting the tickets away, he suddenly remembered them a few days later and checked whether they had won. He was shocked to discover that he had won the first prize.
A said, "When the same number as the lucky number appeared, I initially thought I had won a small prize, but when I checked, I found that I had won the first prize—something I had never expected. I had always lived with the positive belief that good fortune would come to me someday, too, but when such great luck actually arrived, I felt strangely calm instead."
He continued, "I had been undergoing chemotherapy recently, and the treatment costs had been a considerable burden. I am truly grateful because I think this prize money will be a great help with my future treatment and retirement. Above all, the fact that I can continue treatment without having to ask my children for financial help brings me great joy and relief."
He added, "I am happy to have won the first prize. I will do my best to live well."
Speetto 1000 is an instant lottery ticket that awards the corresponding prize when the lucky number matches one of the player’s six numbers. It costs 1,000 won, and the first prize is 500 million won.
A, who won 500 million won, said of his plans for the prize money, "I plan to use it for chemotherapy costs and retirement funds."
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