“After venting grievances at parents’ graves...” Scratches a lottery ticket stashed in a car and wins 2 billion won

[Financial News] A story has emerged about a winner who, after visiting their parents’ graves during a holiday and pouring out their troubles, won the 2 billion won top prize in an instant lottery.
On the 7th, lottery operator Donghaeng Lottery shared the story of A, the first-prize winner of the 69th draw of Speetto 2000.
A bought the ticket at a lottery retailer in Jungwon-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. “Until recently, I was experiencing financial difficulties and bought Lotto and Speetto every week, holding onto a little hope,” A said. “I would keep the tickets in my car instead of checking them right away.”
“Recently, my financial difficulties eased to some extent, and I regained some peace of mind,” A continued. “While on a business trip out of town, I suddenly remembered the lottery tickets I had kept in my car.”
That evening, at their accommodation, A checked the Speetto tickets they had saved one by one and learned they had won first prize.
“I had bought Speetto 2000 as a set and put the tickets away after opening them, so I thought, ‘The other ticket must be a first-prize winner too.’ I hurried to scratch the remaining ticket and confirmed that the other one I had bought with it had also won first prize,” A explained.
“During a recent holiday, I went to pay my respects at my parents’ graves and vented my grievances about my financial difficulties, tinged with resentment,” A said. “A stroke of good fortune came my way not long afterward, and I wondered whether my parents had heard what I said and helped me.”
As for plans for the winnings, A said, “I plan to use some to pay off my debts and figure out what to do with the rest over time.”
Speetto 2000 is an instant lottery ticket that pays the corresponding prize when two matching lucky symbols appear. The first prize is 1 billion won. If someone buys a set of two tickets and wins first prize, both tickets win, for a total prize of 2 billion won.

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