Onam Bumper Lottery 2022 Results: WINNER! Auto driver gets whopping Rs 25 cr - Read super interesting story of how he won
Onam Bumper Kerala Lottery Results 2022: This ticket number wasn't his first choice!
It's a super intersting story of how an auto-rickshaw driver won Onam Bumper Kerala Lottery and won massive amount of Rs 25 crore! An auto-rickshaw driver, who was planning to go to Malaysia to work as a chef, on Sunday won the Rs 25 crore Onam bumper lottery in Kerala. The winning number was selected by state Finance Minister K N Balagopal in a lucky draw function held earlier in the on Sunday at Gorky Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram.
He got the good news of whopping amount just a day after his application for a loan of Rs 3 lakh was approved.
Onam Bumper Kerala Lottery Results 2022: WINNER ticket number
Even more interesting is that Anoop, hailing from Sreevaraham in Kerala, bought the winning ticket -- TJ 750605 -- on Saturday.
This ticket number wasn't his first choice
But it was not his first choice, he told media persons who were present at the agency where he had bought the ticket. He did not like the first ticket he chose, so he opted for a different one which turned out to be a winner, he said, as per a PTI report.
Regarding the loan and his Malaysia trip, an ecstatic Anoop said, "The bank called today regarding the loan and I said I don't need it anymore. I will not be going to Malaysia either."
Buying lottery tickets for the last 22 years
He has been buying lottery tickets for the last 22 years and has won amounts ranging from a few hundreds to a maximum of Rs 5,000 in the past, Anoop said.
"I was not expecting to win and therefore, I was not watching the lottery results on TV. However, when I checked my phone, I saw that I had won. I could not believe it and showed it to my wife. She confirmed that it was the winning number," he said, as per PTI report.
"But I was still tensed, so I called a lady I know who sells lottery tickets and sent her a picture of my ticket. She confirmed that it was the winning number," Anoop said.
Take home amount
After taxes are deducted, Anoop would probably take home around Rs 15 crore.
On being asked what he intends to do with the windfall, he said his first priority is to build a house for his family and clear the accumulated debts he owes.
Besides that, Anoop said he would help out his relatives, do some charity work and start something in the hotel field in Kerala.
His wife, who was also present along with him at the agency, told reporters that he has been buying tickets for years.
"We have been receiving a lot of calls ever since everyone got to know about the win," she further said.
"I will again buy lottery tickets," Anoop said as reporters jostled each other to get a few words from him.
Onam bumper lottery: Last year
Incidentally, last year's Onam bumper lottery, for Rs 12 crore, was also won by an auto-rickshaw driver. Jayapalan P R, an auto-rickshaw driver from Maradu near Kochi, won the lottery last year.
Onam bumper lottery results Kerala 2022:
This year's second prize of Rs 5 crore will go to the owner of the ticket -- TG 270912.
In addition to that, 10 others have won a prize of Rs 1 crore each.
(With PTI inputs)
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