It took 34 years, but luck finally shone brightly for Roshan Singh, who won Rs 2.50 crore at the Punjab State Dear Baisakhi Bumper Lottery 2022.
Roshan, who hails from a village in Punjab’s Bathinda district, has been purchasing the state government lottery since 1988, but his stars finally aligned in 2022.
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He told BBC Hindi that he runs a cloth shop and has been in the business since 1987 when he started out as an employee.
The Bathinda-native has also had his eyes on the big prize, and has been buying lottery tickets continuously since 1988. Occasionally, he would win Rs. 100-200, but he was also hoping he hits the jackpot.
Having worked under different owners for 18 years, he opened up his own shop but couldn’t save could enough to spend as he wished. Singh eventually doubled as a land surveyor and found the disposable money he had been looking for.
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However, Roshan’s wife wasn’t happy with him continuously pushing his luck with lottery tickets. Despite getting her way several times, she couldn’t stop the man from his fixation on the prize.
As fate would have it, lottery ticket dealer called Roshan to tell him he had won Rs 2.5 crore at the Punjab State Baisakhi Bumper Lottery but he initially thought it was a prank. It was only when the agent clarified that they were calling from the Rampura Phul Lottery Centre, that Roshan considered the once-in-a-lifetime odds.
“I was hopeful that I would win one day, at least a small amount like Rs 10 lakh, if not more,” Roshan told BBC.
“But by the grace of God we got the first prize. We didn’t sleep all night. After deducting all tax, we will get Rs 1.75 crore. God has listened to our prayer,” he added.
Roshan plans on using the money to give his 3 children a future full of opportunities and eventually starting a new business.
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