“Dreamed twice of winning first prize, so bought tickets” ... Couple hits a 2-billion-won jackpot

[Financial News] A story has emerged about a couple who, after dreams of winning the lottery’s first prize came one after another, bought scratch-off tickets and each won first prize, taking home a total of 2 billion won.
On the 6th, lottery operator Donghaeng Lottery shared on its official website the story of A, a first-prize winner in the 70th round of Speetto 2000.
A, who buys Lotto 6/45 once a week, reportedly recently dreamed of winning first prize in Lotto 6/45 and then of winning first prize in Speetto. The next day, A told their spouse about the dreams, and the two went to a lottery retailer. “I usually only buy Lotto 6/45, but that day the Speetto from my dream caught my eye, so I bought 20,000 won worth in total of Lotto 6/45, Speetto 1000 and Speetto 2000,” A recalled. “It happened to be the day of an ancestral memorial service, so I paid my respects to my ancestors and prayed that they would watch over our family.”
The following evening, A and their spouse sat at the dining table, opened a Speetto 2000 set, split the tickets between them and scratched them. A’s ticket turned out to be a first-prize winner worth 1 billion won.
“I was so surprised that I showed my spouse, but they also couldn’t believe it at first,” A said. “Since we had opened the set and split the tickets, I thought the other one my spouse had might also be a first-prize winner, so I quickly started checking it. Before long, it turned out to be a first-prize winner too.”
Speetto 2000 is a scratch-off lottery ticket that pays the corresponding prize if both lucky symbols match. The first prize is 1 billion won, and when a two-ticket set is purchased, if one ticket wins first prize, the other one does too. As of the 70th round, there are eight first-prize-winning tickets in total.
“It still feels unbelievable that what happened in our dreams became reality and brought such great fortune to us as a couple,” A said. “Above all, we feel deeply grateful, and we’ll cherish this good fortune and try to live even more honestly and diligently from now on.” A added, “Thank you, God and our ancestors. We’ll live even more diligently.”
As for plans for the winnings, A said, “I’ll pay off our loans first, then take some time to plan how to use the rest.”
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