A Nigerian man has shared his unexpected win at a job fair raffle, where he walked away with a brand-new PS5 after his friend insisted he enter the draw alongside approximately 15,000 participants.
In a detailed post on X (formerly Twitter), the man recounted his incredible experience at the job fair, where he attended alongside his friend. While exploring the fair, they came across a raffle organized by a company that seemed to be offering exciting prizes. Initially, the man was not keen on participating, given that he had never been lucky with these types of things before. Despite his hesitation, his friend, who was eager for him to take part, strongly encouraged him to enter the draw, which had attracted thousands of participants. The man reluctantly agreed, convinced that his chances of winning were slim due to the sheer number of people involved.
With little expectation, he put his name in for the raffle. After the job fair came to an end, the attendees gathered together for the raffle draw. The man, along with his Nigerian friends, was chatting away and casually expressing his doubt about winning, especially in such a large pool of entrants. As the company began announcing the winners, he remained confident that he wouldn’t be chosen, until something completely unexpected happened.
The first name called out for the grand prize—a brand-new PS5—was his. The man was in shock, as he had never won anything of significance before. His disbelief was evident, and he took to Twitter to share his surprise with his followers, writing: “I’m at this job fair with about 15,000 people, and one company was holding a raffle draw. My friend forced me to enter, and I did reluctantly because I never win these things.”
He continued in his post, recounting his feelings of astonishment: “After the fair ended, we gathered for the draw. As they called the first winner, I was telling some Nigerian friends that I never get lucky with things like this, especially with so many participants.”
When his name was announced as the winner, he couldn't believe it: “Guess who was called as the PS5 winner? I couldn’t believe it! My friend who made me apply is in frame 2.” His excitement was clear as he wrote: “On a day I least expected it, I won!”
The post quickly gained traction, drawing numerous reactions from netizens who flooded the comment section to share their thoughts on his unexpected stroke of luck. Many applauded his friend's persistence in encouraging him to enter, while others reflected on their own experiences with winning, some relating to his surprise and joy.
See some reactions below:
@saint_888: “When it’s yours, it’s yours but you have to make I move. Congratulations Thanks to those friends that keeps pushing us to greatness.”
@alabi_daniel: “Congratulations, New Thing has began in your life embrace it… This will not be the last.”
@DayoOjo: “Congratulations man. As someone who hardly wins such too, I understand your joy.”
@Hugogenius: “You go where your luck dey, no be this shithole named by an olosho.”
@Chrisllionaire: “Lmao life be funny like that. The one time you don’t expect it, boom—PS5 secured. Shoutout to your friend for the push. Enjoy your win.”
@iam__temmyyy: “See as I dey blush like say we go gather play the game together. Congrats man!”
@Hawnydrop: “Congratulations. This is so relatable. We had a sensitization program from SPE-Benin, then they asked that we do a quiz as a game on kahoot, I joined saying it will be nice to win but during the process, I just said I’m not as lucky as I would like to imagine. Game ended.”
@CalebsLeke: “Welldone, My Brother. So happy for you, this is just the beginning of great things to come for you. The first of many wins by God’s Grace.”
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