An 88-year-old man from India became a millionaire overnight after winning the lottery
Mahant Dwarka Dass expressed his joy, stating, "I often bought lottery tickets because I wanted to change my family's situation. After winning, I plan to give half of the money to my wife and divide the rest equally between my two sons. I've been buying lottery tickets for the last 35 to 40 years, and I feel incredibly lucky to have won such a large prize."
His son, Narender Kumar Sharma, added, "My father gave money to my nephew to buy the lottery ticket. He won, and we are all very happy."
Lokesh, who runs a lottery business in Zirakpur and sold the ticket to the family, confirmed that Dwarka Dass will receive approximately 35 million rupees (around $430,000) after taxes are deducted.
Karam Singh, the assistant director of the lottery, stated, "The results of the Lohri Makar Sankranti Bumper Lottery 2023 in Punjab were announced on January 16. Dwarka Dass won the grand prize of 50 million rupees. After the necessary procedures are completed, the amount will be disbursed to him after a 30% tax deduction."
In a similar stroke of luck, another Indian resident, Ajay Ogule, won 33 million rupees in December 2022. After discovering his winning ticket in the Emirates draw, he remarked, "I still can't believe I won the jackpot."
Previously, we reported on the National Lottery's findings regarding the luckiest counties in Ireland.
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