Autorickshaw driver wins Rs 25 crore Onam Bumper Lottery
Anoop, a resident of Sreevaraham, Thiruvananthapuram, bought the lottery ticket costing Rs 500 from Pazhavangadi on Saturday evening, a day before the draw. Even though Anoop won the lottery worth Rs 25 crore, he would get around Rs 15.75 crore.
FollowAnoop, a resident of Sreevaraham in Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram, is the winner of the state lottery department's Thiruvonam Bumper Lottery worth Rs 25 crore. His winning ticket -- number TJ-750605 -- came up during the draw, which happened on Sunday afternoon.
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An autorickshaw driver by profession, Anoop bought the lottery ticket costing Rs 500 from Pazhavangadi on Saturday evening, a day before the draw. This is the highest-ever state lottery win. Even though Anoop won the lottery worth Rs 25 crore, he would get around Rs 15.75 crore.
Speaking to media persons, Anoop said he was undecided about what to do with the prize money as he never expected that luck would favour him. The autorickshaw driver said he had take Rs 50 from his son's piggy-bank to buy the ticket at the last minute.
While Rs 2.5 crore will be handed over to the agent who sold the winning ticket to Anoop, the remaining will be deducted as tax. Through Anoop, one more person will become a millionaire. The ticket was sold at Bhagwati Lottery Agency's Pazhavangadi branch.
Meanwhile, a ticket sold in Kottayam won the second prize of Rs 5 crore. The winning ticket -- TG 270912 -- was sold by a trader named Pappachan, who had bought and sold ten tickets from another ticket agency.
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