At dining table, couple scratched one ticket each from the same Speetto set and scored two 1 billion won prizes
A couple hit their jackpot dreams when they won 2 billion won ($1.5 million) combined on two scratch-off tickets from the same set.
In an interview posted by lottery operator DongHang Lottery on Nov. 6, one of the winners said they had a dream of winning the top prize in Lotto and then in Speetto. The next day, they told their spouse about the dream, and the two visited a lottery retailer in Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi Province.
The winner, who usually buys Lotto tickets once a week, said the Speetto tickets caught their eye because they had appeared in the dream. The couple spent a total of 20,000 won on Lotto, Speetto 1000 and Speetto 2000 tickets.
The following evening, the couple sat down at their dining table and took one Speetto 2000 ticket each from the set. The person who had dreamed of winning scratched their ticket, uncovered a 1 billion won prize and showed it to their spouse, who could hardly believe it. They quickly checked the second ticket. It was another 1 billion won winner.
Speetto 2000 is an instant lottery that pays the prize shown when two symbols match. Tickets cost 2,000 won each. If one ticket in a two-ticket set wins the top prize, the other does too, bringing the total to 2 billion won.
“I still cannot believe that what happened in my dream came true and brought us such incredible luck,” the winner said. “Above all, I feel grateful. We will cherish this good fortune and continue to live diligently and responsibly.”
The winner said they planned to pay off debts first and decide later how to use the rest of the windfall.
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