“I’m swimming in debt, so this money will be a big relief,” one of the workers said after the win

Last week, a team of sanitation workers in India came out on top thanks to an incredible windfall.

11 garbage collectors from the town of Parappanangadi in the southern Indian state of Kerala agreed to pool their pay in June in order to enter the lottery. A few weeks later, the BBC announced that they had won the $1.21 million (100 million rupee) main prize.

According to the BBC, the ladies earn about 250 rupees a day as sanitation workers. That works out to $3.04 for the entire day’s work. The single lottery ticket, which the 11 workers all contributed to purchasing, cost 250 rupees, which is equal to a full day’s pay.

According to The Guardian, the ladies differ in age and familial history from 20 to 70, but all had one thing in common: The amount of money will drastically alter each of their lives.

After the victory, 49-year-old Radha MP told The Guardian, “I am still in shock.” It’s incredible. We had to confirm our victory with several individuals before we could believe it. We all come from really underprivileged backgrounds with a lot of liabilities.

The 50-year-old mother of four girls, Leela K., said to The New York Times, “I’m drowning in debt, so this money will be a tremendous relief. I will finally have peace of mind. However, my anxiety won’t go away till the money reaches my account.

The Times received a description of the procedure from Radha, the sanitation worker who bought the group’s ticket. She struggled under the weight of large debts and endured financial losses, yet she never lost hope.

After the results were released, I made the decision to postpone checking with my friends until the next morning, Radha told the newspaper. “The winning number was the same as the ticket when I checked. But we found it hard to believe.

Her supervisor and her dashed to the bank to validate the ticket after making sure the numbers were accurate.

We have already purchased a ticket for the bumper reward four times, Radha told the BBC. “Our fourth time is the charm!”

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