Bought a “1,000-won scratch-off” instead of Lotto 6/45, scratched it and won 500 million won... “Winning first prize feels calmer than expected”

[Financial News] A lottery winner’s story has belatedly attracted attention: they bought a scratch-off ticket instead of the Lotto 6/45 ticket they usually bought every week and won first prize.
On the 26th of last month, lottery operator Donghaeng Lottery shared on its official website the story of A, the first-prize winner of the 110th round of Speetto 1000.
A, who usually bought Lotto 6/45 tickets every week, said, “One day, I went to a lottery retailer to buy a Lotto 6/45 ticket, but Speetto really caught my eye that day. So I bought a Speetto 1000 ticket instead.”
The next day, A remembered the Speetto ticket purchased the day before and checked alone whether it had won, reportedly to A’s surprise. A had won first prize, something they had never expected.
A said, “I sometimes used to imagine how it would feel if such great luck came my way, but when I actually won first prize, I felt calmer than I expected. I told my spouse about the win, and my spouse reacted just as calmly as I did.”
A added, “Winning first prize is always good,” and said, “I’m happy that such great luck has come my way, but rather than getting too excited, I plan to carry on with my daily life calmly, as usual.”
Speetto 1000 is a scratch-off ticket that pays the corresponding prize if its lucky number matches one of the six numbers on your ticket. It costs 1,000 won, and the first prize is 500 million won.
A said of plans for the winnings, “I plan to use some of it to repay loans and put the rest toward my living expenses little by little.”
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