Vietnamese woman wins record $8M jackpot
A woman in An Giang Province has become the biggest jackpot winner since the Vietnam Lottery Company began selling lottery tickets in 2016.
On October 12, the Vietnamese lottery system Vietlott announced it had awarded a staggering US$7.6 million to an unnamed freelancer in An Giang. The prize money, VND199.5 billion, had been accumulated over the course of 26 consecutive lottery draws held over two months. At the winner's celebration, she received a lump sum of over VND179.6 billion after taxes were taken out.
V.N., as the winner is known, immediately informed her family of her fortune. However, she has not yet made any decisions about how to use her newfound wealth. She purchased the winning ticket from a mobile lottery service provided by Vietlott in collaboration with telecom giant MobiFone. The winning numbers for the draws are generated entirely by the Vietlott system.
Vietlott is a state-owned enterprise controlled by the Ministry of Finance. The lottery service currently offers seven different lottery games, with the most prominent being Mega 6/45. N. was the lucky winner of this specific game. Since its inception, Vietlott's Mega 6/45 game has awarded more than 500 prizes worth at least VND1 billion, with the total payout exceeding VND12 trillion.
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