An auto-rickshaw driver in Kerala won a ₹25-crore lottery on 18 September 2022.
Anoop, who was planning to go to Malaysia to work as a chef, won the Onam bumper lottery just a day after his application for a ₹3 lakh loan was approved.
The auto-rickshaw driver had initially selected a different ticket, and changed it later. The second ticket turned out to be the bumper winner.
Anoop said that he was not expecting to win so didn't watch the lottery results on TV. He later saw the results on his phone, and was so surprised that he double-checked the numbers with his wife and the lottery-ticket seller.
He has now scrapped his plans to go to Malaysia. With the massive winnings, Anoop said that he will pay off his debts, build a house, help his relatives, do charity, and start some hotel-related work.
Anoop said that he has been buying lottery tickets for the last 22 years and has won amounts ranging from a few hundreds to a maximum of ₹5,000.
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