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Lottery ticket saleswoman refuses to be a billionaire, does something that surprises people

“Reject” the opportunity to become a billionaire

Holding a stack of thick lottery tickets in her hand, Ms. Pham Thi Lanh (born 1982, Ben Luc district, Long An province) strolled through familiar shops. However, Lanh selling lottery tickets is not as hard as many friends.

Duyen’s speaking and upright nature help her “have a place” in the profession with a large number of matchmakers. On popular days, she sold out all the lottery tickets received from the agent in just one day.

However, she suddenly became famous after a day of poor sales of lottery tickets. It was November 15, 2011, the day she “rejected” the opportunity to become a billionaire when she decided to return all the winning lottery tickets, consoling with a bonus of more than 5 billion VND for the customer who bought the debt.

She said: “That afternoon, I sold very little. It’s already 15 o’clock and not much has been sold yet. I called, asked some patrons to buy support, but they refused. Finally, I called Mr. Bon (real name Do Ngoc Tuan, 52 years old, Ben Luc town)”.

“Listen to me lamenting, Mr. Bon said to give him 10 tickets and then told me to go to the bar and wait for him to come pick it up later. Near the time of the lottery, I still did not see him. I was so impatient, I called him again. On the phone, he said to keep any 10 lottery tickets, “she added.

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Lanh recounted the day she and the customer who bought the lottery ticket won the jackpot.

Lanh is assured because Mr. Tuan is her regular customer for many years. Since he was still a tricycle driver, Tuan still deducts some money from his meager income to buy lottery tickets to support her.

No longer worrying about tickets, Lanh ordered a bowl of vermicelli to eat while waiting to watch the lottery station. Suddenly, she looked up at the screen and glimpsed the number 191207 in the special prize.

Still thinking hunger made her dizzy, she rubbed her hand and looked closely again. The sequence of numbers remains unchanged. She was so happy that she forgot all the cold rain and shivering.

She hurriedly ran to each table in the restaurant, asking everyone to help see if the numbers in the lottery tickets she held in her hand matched the series of numbers displayed on the screen.

“When everyone confirmed that I won the lottery, I believed and remembered that Mr. Bon also won. Everyone was very surprised. I explained that he had bought any 10 tickets short and asked me to keep them. In addition to these 10 tickets, I have 4 tickets left. In which, 2 tickets won the jackpot, 2 tickets won consolation”, she said.

Of the 10 lottery tickets Lanh sold short of Mr. Tuan, 3 won the jackpot (each prize was 1.5 billion VND), the remaining 7 won the consolation prize. The total winning amount of the 10 lottery tickets above is more than 5 billion VND.

Hearing Lanh say that Mr. Tuan also won the jackpot, many people advised her to consider whether to inform the customer who bought her lottery ticket or not. Because, when buying, the customer has not paid, nor told to buy any number, the lottery ticket is still in her hand… She can completely become a billionaire.

However, Lanh decided to “reject” the opportunity to become rich to the surprise of many people. She resolutely returned all 10 winning lottery tickets to Mr. Tuan, although until now, he still did not know which numbers he bought and whether he won or not.

“Working means not counting losses”

After one hour, Lanh announced that he had won the jackpot, Tuan came to her to get a ticket. By the time they met, he still couldn’t believe he had become a billionaire. He still thought Lanh was joking to “force me to pay for the lottery ticket”.

After knowing he was not being toyed with, Mr. Tuan appreciated the heart of the woman who sold lottery tickets on an upright walk. He nervously thanked her and gave her a winning lottery ticket for the consolation prize.

After winning the lottery and returning 10 winning tickets to a regular customer, Lanh still maintains a simple life. The money gained from winning the lottery, she did charity work, divided it with relatives, built a small house below.

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Lanh said, doing good deeds should not calculate more losses.

The rest, she deposited in the bank. “But the winnings cannot be kept for long. Knowing that I won the jackpot, this person came to beg, borrow… I withdrew from time to time without realizing it. Fortunately, I don’t play, I don’t quit my job, so I don’t have debt or failure,” she said.

More than 10 years after winning the lottery, Lanh still makes a living by selling lottery tickets for a walk and staying in a cramped, hot room like a boiler. However, she has never regretted her decision to return 10 winning lottery tickets to customers.

When asked, she still insists that, if it happens at the present time, she will still return the buyer who is lacking with her. Because, she thinks, doing meaningful work should not calculate more losses.

Lanh shared: “I’m not the only one who pays the winning lottery ticket to customers who buy it short. My sister also kept and paid 30 first prize tickets to the guests. Many people advised my family to take that lottery ticket back to their hometown to start a business, but we all refused.”

“I still stay at the hostel, still sell lottery tickets for a living, but I have never regretted returning the winning lottery ticket to the debtor. If so, I’m just sad because I don’t know how to calculate when I won the lottery. At that time, if I knew how to calculate and spend money to buy a piece of land in Ben Luc, now I wouldn’t be able to go to an inn,” she added.

Later, the story that the poor lottery ticket seller returned 10 winning lottery tickets with a prize of over 5 billion VND was widely spread in the community. In particular, screenwriter Nguyen Manh Tuan, director Dustin Nguyen have put this image in the movie Winning the Lottery.

Articles, photos: Ha Nguyen

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