Couple who dreamed of winning lottery jackpot scratch their way to W2b prize

A couple who dreamed of winning a lottery jackpot on consecutive nights went on to claim the top prize on a scratch-off ticket in real life.

Donghaeng Lottery, the state-designated lottery operator, published an interview Monday with the first-prize winner of the 70th showing of Speetto 2000 on its website.

The winner, identified only as A, purchased a Speetto 2000 ticket at a lottery retailer in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province. "One night I dreamed I won first prize in the Lotto, and then in the same dream I also won first prize in Speetto," A said in the interview.

"The next day I told my spouse about the dream, and we went to the shop together to buy tickets," A added.

A normally only bought Lotto tickets, but the Speetto from the dream stuck in mind, so the couple picked up Lotto, Speetto 1000 and Speetto 2000 tickets — spending 20,000 won ($15) in total.

"That day happened to be an ancestral memorial rite, so I bowed before my ancestors and prayed for them to watch over our family," A said.

The following evening, A and the spouse sat down at the dining table to check the tickets. "We opened the Speetto 2000 set, split it in half and each checked our own — and the ticket I scratched showed a 1 billion won win," A said.

"I was so shocked I showed it to my spouse right away, but at first they couldn't believe it either," A said. "Since we had split the set, I thought the other ticket my spouse was holding might also be a first-prize winner, so we quickly checked — and it was."

Both tickets the couple had split turned out to be first-prize winners, bringing their combined winnings to 2 billion won ($1.48 million).

"I still can't believe that what happened in my dream became reality and brought such incredible luck," A said. "More than anything, I feel deeply grateful, and I will treasure this fortune and live an even more diligent and upright life going forward."

A said the winnings would first go toward paying off loans, with plans for the remainder to be decided later.