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The lottery, with its promise of sudden wealth, unites people around a shared dream and fuels the human spirit with the tantalizing possibility of a life-altering fortune. It also provides revenue for organizers, a source of entertainment for spectators and an economic stimulus when winners inject their winnings into the local economy. In addition, the elation of a potential win can shift consumer behavior, even among those who have never participated in the lottery.
Thailand’s official national lottery (Thai:
Lottery tickets are pre-printed, include a number of anti-counterfeiting features, and can only be purchased in ticket-pairs. Individual tickets cost 80 baht and ticket pairs 160 baht. Each lottery draw involves a series of five to six-digit numbers and the winner is determined by matching all six digits in correct order. The odds of winning are excellent, a mere 1 in 1,00,000.
Before the main draw, a Draw Chairman randomly selects a colored ball to determine the order for lesser prize draws. The balls used in these lesser prize draws are yellow for 2nd prize, pink for 3rd prize, green for 4th prize and blue for 5th prize. Officials then remove the balls from each machine to show that they were all present and that a prize was won for each number. Finally, a two-digit number is drawn for the bonus prize of 30 million baht.
