In an unlikely turn of events, a labourer from Punjab ended up hitting a jackpot when he least expected it.?
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According to an HT report, the man named?Manoj Kumar of Mandvi village in Sangrur district had to literally borrow Rs 200 to buy the ticket in the first place. When the Punjab State lotteries on August 29 made the winner's announcement?for the Rakhi Bumper,? Manoj Kumar was shell-shocked.?
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¡°I had borrowed money to purchase the ticket. I had never imagined winning such a big amount in the wildest of dreams,¡± a daily quoted Manoj as saying.?
With the money that luck fetched him, Manoj hopes to overcome the financial troubles that have been haunting his family for a long time.?