Anonymous participant You meet the requirements and you get a visa.
About entries without any visa to work in Thailand is in my opinion a stupid game to play with stupid prices to win.
BUT some people love the thrill and anxiety of walking around as illegal alien in a foreign country. Thai jail might be different that the planned hotel room.
Love to read stories about Immigration and how people do react if they have no clue. And I do not care if snowflakes tell me to leave or have to be ignored.
Have a valid and genuine passport, have the visa printed out, have the TDAC done.
and if asked just talk with the IO about things that matter.
as seen earlier, your private life, partners, previous visits, the purpose of being in other countries are non relevant but may be nice to talk about with a coffee at another place.