Pattaya Mail caught
up with the new multi-millionaire’s nephew Adisak Thundee, 16, at
the construction camp where they live. No doubt they will soon
reside in more elaborate surroundings.
Patcharapol Panrak
A purchase out of pity added up to 52 million baht for a
Sattahip man who won the jackpot in the Nov. 2 government lottery.
Sathien Saeng-uam, 48, bought six tickets from a lottery vendor
riding through his area on a bicycle. He learned of his win at a
construction-workers camp at Mareewit Sattahip School where he was
working laying limestone.
The construction worker, however, wasn’t the only winner in
Sattahip. Supaap Suebchat, 35, an automobile mechanic at Sattahip
Kolakan Co., also won 4 million baht.
Upon learning of their windfalls, both men recorded the winning
tickets at Sattahip Police Station, fearing theft or personal danger
once people learned of their new millionaire status. Police
dispatched officers to watch their residences until morning, when
the two went to Bangkok to claim their prizes.
Neither man was answering their telephones, likely due to the large
numbers of long lost relatives coming out of the woodwork. But
Sathien’s nephew, Adisak Thundee, 16, said his uncle only bought his
winning ticket out of pity for the poor lottery seller peddling
through his neighborhood.
