A rickshaw driver, who plans to go to Malaysia to work as a chef, on Sunday won the Rs 25 crore Onam bumper lottery in Kerala, a day after an application for a loan of Rs 3 lakh was approved.

What is even more interesting is that Anoop, who hails from Sreevaraham here, bought the winning ticket - TJ 750605 - on Saturday. But it wasn't his first choice, he told reporters at the office where he bought the ticket.

He didn't like the first ticket he got, so he went looking for another one that turned out to be a winner, he said. About the loins on his journey in Malaysia, anoonomatic to say: "The treasure called Malaysia."

She has built lottery tickets and won hundreds of people from a few hundreds to at least 5,000 rupees in the past. "I didn't expect to win, so I didn't watch the lottery results on TV. However, when I looked at my phone, I saw that I won. I couldn't believe it and showed it to my wife. He declared that it was a winning number,” he said. "But I was still shaking, so I called a woman I know who sells lottery tickets and sent her a photo of my ticket. She confirmed it was the winning number," Anoop said. After taxes, Anoop will earn around Rs 15 crore.

When he was asked what he intended to do with the wind, he said that the first thing he would do was to build his family and pay off his debts. In addition to this, Anoop said that he will help his relatives, do charity work and start a restaurant business in Kerala.

His wife, who is also in the company with him, told reporters that he has been buying tickets for years. "We've had a lot of calls since everyone heard about the win," he added.

"I will buy another lottery ticket," Anoop said as reporters pressed for a few words from him. Similarly, last year's Onam bumper lottery, for Rs 12 crore, was also won by a rickshaw driver. Jayapalan PR, an auto-rickshaw driver from Maradu near Kochi, won the lottery last year. The second prize of Rs 5 crore will go to the ticket holder - TG 270912.
Source: Mid-Day

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