City car agent wins Rs 26 lakh in online lottery

PUNE: Till Monday evening, 39-year-old car agent Tanveer Khan of Sudarshannagar slums, Swargate, had never thought that his long-cherished dream of owning a flat would ever come true. But things change overnight, as they did for Khan.
He won a Rs 26-lakh Thunder Ball draw of Playwin online lottery on Monday night, paving the way for the realisation of his dreams.
As the adage goes, ''behind every man''s success, there is a woman, Khan''s success too came through his wife, Sumera, who suggested him the lucky numbers, 2,5,22,25,39.
Khan is the first man from the city to win a major Playwin on-line lottery prize. Khan, told reporters on Friday that his first investment would be, obviously, a flat.
Playwin chief executive officer Sanjay Das said the online lottery had created a record of sorts with, "for the first time, six people taking home Rs 26 lakh each."