Thai Lotto (Thai Lotterie Office; GLO) is Thailand’s national lottery, administered by two draws held each month on January 1st and 16th – both Thais and foreigners can take part in these draws, which provide prize money divided according to how many matching digits make up a winning combination.

Tickets range in price from 80 baht to 160 baht for a pair. Each ticket features a six-digit number and watermark featuring the Wayupak bird; as well as anti-counterfeiting features like invisible ink, holograms and two types of silk thread only visible under an ultraviolet light. Tickets must be bought as pairs as they include schedule of prizes, conditions and additional information; preprinted on special yellow paper with two tone watermark and coated with chemicals to prevent bleach stains showing through;

To win a jackpot prize, one must correctly match all six digits on their ticket in numerical order. Once these ticket numbers have been placed into a drawing machine and announced as winners, additional smaller prizes may also be won by matching certain numbers of digits.

Most people choose their lottery numbers at random, but some prefer a more spiritual approach when selecting their numbers. This is particularly prevalent among young people: last year a woman won B6 billion after following instructions from her one-year-old nephew to write down three and one as the final two digits on her ticket. Other Thais look for signs from above in dreams and everyday events to select lottery numbers; tragedy often precedes success so people seek numbers related to car crashes or fatal collisions along the highway as their lucky numbers.

Bom finds his lottery numbers selection ritualistic and social, rather than expecting that any particular strategy will lead to big winnings. He maintains a Line group message with friends where they share various strategies; nonetheless, even without faith in any specific plan he still enjoys the game and its cultural roots.