Many lottery watchers were abuzz Tuesday when the last three digits of the government lottery's first prize matched the licence plate numbers of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's vehicle.
The draw had a first-prize six-digit number of 388881. The last three digits - 881- are the numbers of Gen Prayut's Mercedes-Benz sedan.
However, Gen Prayut did not use the Mercedes when travelling to Government House Tuesday. Instead, he arrived in a van formerly used by ex-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
After the meeting, Gen Prayut told reporters his sedan had been sent for repairs so he switched to the van. The winning lottery numbers had matched the numbers on several of Ms Yingluck's vehicles on several occasions.