KFor Ponnan, a lottery seller who on Saturday became the winner of the ₹12 crore Vishu bumper lottery, the windfall will help him find a good bride for his son, Vinod.
“It is difficult to find a bride for someone in a poor family. Now we have crores. Lets see if we can get a good proposal for him,” he said.
Lady luck smiled on Mr. Ponnan, who has been selling lottery tickets on the roadside for years and also buys tickets for himself sometimes.
Talking to reporters here after he was announced as the winner, he said that this time when he brought tickets for selling, he purchased one for himself and it turned out to be lucky. His wife said that it would allow them to settle a lot of debts they had.
Mr. Ponnan said his lucky number is 2 and that was the last number of the ticket he brought.
All three of them started selling lottery tickets during COVID-19, he said.
“My husband has become a crorepati,” Mr. Ponnan’s wife said happily.
Mr. Ponnan, on the other hand, said that he never expected to win.
“I checked the number a few times to be sure I had won. I could not believe it,” he said.
Published – May 23, 2026 11:33 pm IST
