Somewhere in Thailand on June 30, a bullfrog helped villagers to decide on which numbers to pick for the lottery.
The official cost of a single ticket is 40 baht, but lottery tickets can only be purchased in ticket-pairs, making the official retail price 80 baht. In practice, the official price is almost always marked up. Street vendors might ask
120-130 baht for a ticket-pair. At stands outside shops, 100 baht is a common price
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Mr. Prawit Sam Ngamkaew, a 33-year-old, is the owner of the albino bullfrog who also sells rodents for a living says that he conducts a ceremony every day with his bullfrog, asking for the numbers.
In his ceremony, he says its custom to use the frog with 5 flowers, 5 candles, incense, 199 baht, and other items that he feels will bring him luck and fortune.
Later, after the ceremony ended Villagers who came to pick the numbers, see different numbers after seeing the albino bullfrog. Some may not see the numbers.
The bullfrog’s name is Taro, his body is about 3 inches long, red eyes, the front legs and he has abnormally long fingers The skin is white, smooth, clear, with large nostrils.
He has picked lucky number in the past for its owner, now everyone wants to get lucky.
