“I thought I might be dreaming and slapped myself on the cheek at least 20 times” ... Lottery ticket bought on the way home from a movie wins a 2.1 billion won jackpot

[Financial News]  The story has emerged of a winner who scooped a fortune of about 2.1 billion won after a Pension Lottery ticket bought at a lottery retailer on the way home from a movie with family won both first and second prizes.
On the 12th, lottery operator Donghaeng Lottery shared on its official website the story of A, who won both first and second prizes in the 335th draw of ‘Pension Lottery 720+.’
A, who said they buy Lotto, Pension Lottery and Speetto tickets every week, said, “On my way home after watching a movie with my family, I suddenly felt like buying a lottery ticket, so I bought Pension Lottery and Lotto tickets at a nearby lottery retailer.”
One day, about ten days after buying the tickets, A was home alone when they suddenly remembered them and checked whether they had won. 
A recalled, “I found out I’d won first prize, something I hadn’t expected at all, and since I’d bought a set, I’d also won second prize. I was so shocked in that moment that I couldn’t believe it. I wondered if I might be dreaming, and I think I slapped myself on the cheek at least 20 times.”
He continued, “I could feel the pain, so I didn’t think it was a dream, but it still didn’t feel real, so I even held the ticket up to the sunlight to check it again. I just couldn’t believe it, so I went to Donghaeng Lottery’s website and looked up the retailer that sold the first-prize winning ticket. Only after I confirmed that the retailer where I’d bought my ticket was listed there could I finally take in that I had really won.”
He said, “Recently, my late grandmother appeared in my dream looking healthy, which made me happy,” and, “When I told my parents the news, they hugged me and shed tears of joy.”
He added, “I used to think that such great luck only happened to other people. I’m still dazed that a moment like this has come my way, and I feel nothing but immense gratitude.”
A said of plans for the winnings, “I’ll save it first and take my time thinking about how to use it.”


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