The women did not expect to win because this was their fourth time buying a lottery ticket together. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Eleven sanitation workers in the southern Indian state of Kerala have won the top prize of 100 million rupees after raising 250 rupees to buy a lottery ticket, Indian media reported on Friday.The 11 women are from the city of Malappuram, about 360km north of Kerala’s state capital, Thiruvananthapuram.
On Wednesday, it was announced that the winning ticket for the Kerala lottery had been sold by an agency in Palakkad, around 80km east of Malappuram. The women have been collecting non-biodegradable waste from homes and establishments to make a living over the past 2½ years, the Times of India news website reported.
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