Father son duo credit a late bus for NT$1 million win

A father and son in New Taipei's Shulin District credited a late bus for a NT$1 million scratch lotto win, according to Taiwan Lottery Co.

Taiwan Lottery said the winning lotto was bought by a father in his 40s who gave in to his son's insistence while waiting for a delayed bus at a stop close to a Shulin lottery shop.

The company said that the shop's owner described the child as nagging his father to buy a scratcher because he was bored waiting for the bus.

The impatient father then urged his son to scratch his ticket on the bus, and surrendered once more when his son insisted on playing the game on the spot.

The shop's owner was cited by Taiwan Lottery as saying that the boy was also very adamant about the specific ticket he wanted.

Upon seeing the number of zeros from their scratcher, the father went from frustrated to ecstatic, saying it was fate the bus was delayed and his son insisted on a specific ticket, the shop owner said.

According to Taiwan Lottery, the scratcher was part of the "NT$12 million Prosperity" lottery game.