Thought It Was a 5,000 Won Win... The Shocking Reason Behind a Lottery Exchange Request

A story has gone viral about a lottery winner who went to a retail store to exchange a ticket they thought was worth 5,000 won, only to discover from the store owner that they had actually won the first-prize jackpot of 500 million won.

The winner, identified as A, explained that they had misread the winning amount. Seeing the character for "five" (o) on the ticket, they mistook the prize for 5,000 won and asked the store owner to exchange it, failing to properly check the full amount of 500 million won.

However, the ticket was not for 5,000 won, but for the first-prize jackpot of 500 million won. "When I shared the news of the win with my family, everyone was overjoyed," A said. "I am just filled with gratitude, as the prize money will be a great help to our lives moving forward."

(Produced by Yang Hyun-yi | Video by Seo Byeong-uk | Graphics by Yang Hye-min | Source: Donghang Lottery | Produced by SBS Digital News)
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