Balwant Singh, a nonagenarian resident of Tohana (Haryana), has hit the Jackpot of Punjab State Sawan Bumper-2019 winning Rs 1.5 crore as prize money.
After submitting the documents to the Punjab State Lotteries Department for encashment of the prize, Balwant Singh said that he had bought three tickets of Punjab State Sawan Bumper from Mohali, where he had come to meet his daughter.
The 94-year-old the lucky winner said that he had been buying tickets since a long time but never got a big prize. Interestingly, this time he won the prizes on all three tickets. He won two prize of Rs 200 and Rs 1.5 crore on the ticket no. B-331362.
Agriculturist Balwant Singh expressed satisfaction over the transparent and smooth system pertaining to the draw of lotteries adopted by the Punjab State Lotteries department. He said that he wants to expand his agricultural land and try innovations in farming with the prize money. The draw for the Punjab State Sawan Bumper was held on July 8 at Ludhiana.