Chinese woman seeks refuge from rain in shop, buys lottery card, wins US$140,000
After lunch downpour makes Chinese idiom ‘encountering water brings fortune’ come true for woman who goes straight back to work after win
A Chinese woman who sought shelter from the rain in a lottery shop and casually bought a scratch card has won a million yuan (US$140,000), astonishing and delighting many people online.
On August 8 in Yuxi, Yunnan province, southwestern China, an unidentified woman was caught in a sudden downpour and stepped into a lottery shop in the Hongta District to take cover.
According to the store owner, the woman asked: “Do you have scratch cards here? Since I am stuck in the rain, I might as well play a little.”
Unlike weekly or daily lottery draws, scratch cards can bring an instant win that pays out on the spot. They offer players a chance to win more than one million yuan with only a modest investment.
The woman reportedly bought an entire booklet, around 30 tickets priced at 30 yuan (US$4) each, totalling 900 yuan (US$125).
To her surprise, she uncovered a one-million-yuan prize on just the sixth ticket.
“My hands and legs went weak. I never imagined this even in my dreams. Maybe it is because water brings prosperity,” she said.
