A man from Buriram province in northeast Thailand who makes chopsticks for a living won the first prize of six million baht in the lottery yesterday.
Prayat Khosuk, a 40 year old craftsman from Nong Bon subdistrict, travelled to Prakhon Chai Police Station to record evidence of his winnings yesterday.
The lucky winner said that his occupation is making OTOP products (One Tambon One Product). OTOP is a programme that supports locally made products from Thailand’s 7,255 “tambons.”
Prayat primarily makes wooden chopsticks and spoons from palm tree wood. He said he has been making OTOP products with a group of local people for a long time and they make enough profit.
The chopstick maker said that he was working as usual yesterday when a lottery seller came around selling tickets before the national draw.
Prayat joked that the number he chose didn’t come to…
