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Zhuang Pinghui

The Ministry of Civil Affairs apologised yesterday after the 9.30pm live television broadcast of Sunday's draw of the winning numbers in China's Welfare Lottery - with a total jackpot of 710 million yuan (HK$945 million) - was cancelled without explanation.
Ticket holders were finally told the winning numbers two hours later - via a message on the Welfare Lottery authority's official microblog.
A recording showing the draw was belatedly televised at 1.30am on the China Education Television station.
The lottery authority also posted a video of the draw on its official website.
Mainlanders spent more than 448 million yuan on tickets for the draw - the 11th so far year.
The buyers of five tickets - bought in Jiangsu , Fujian , Henan , Guangdong and Shenzhen - each won a 12 million yuan first prize.
A further 100 ticket holders won 365,932 yuan each, while 1,245 secured third prizes of 3,000 yuan, the lottery authority said.
Chen Rifa, a spokesman for the Ministry of Civil Affairs, apologised yesterday for the delay in Sunday night's draw.
"We are deeply sorry about that," Chen said.
The draw - known as the "dual-colour ball" - was to have featured the selection of six numbers printed on white balls, plus a seventh on a blue ball.
However, a technical problem with Chongqing's Welfare Lottery sales computer system, as it gathered ticket information, led to the 9.30pm draw having to be cancelled, the ministry's spokesman said.
Chongqing's data was not sent in time so the draw had to be delayed.
The result was reported once the problem had been solved at 11.20pm, Chen said.
Many microblog users protested about the delay and expressed doubts about the draw's credibility.
An opinion piece published on the People.com.cn news website criticised the lottery authority for its lack of transparency and the delay in releasing the result of draw.
The Beijing News reported that one ticket holder had made a complaint to the Communist Party's anti-corruption watchdog, the Central Commission of Discipline Inspection, and had received an official response.
The lottery authority said the delay was a legitimate response to the problem.
It said it had acted in good faith in delaying the draw on Sunday until all data had been received, in accordance with the appropriate rules.
 


China's weibo users cry foul after delay to national lottery's live TV draw

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Live TV broadcast suddenly cancelled before result is given online - two hours late


The Ministry of Civil Affairs apologised yesterday after the 9.30pm live television broadcast of Sunday's draw of the winning numbers in China's Welfare Lottery was cancelled without explanation.


China's weibo users cry foul after delay to national lottery's live TV draw

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Live TV broadcast suddenly cancelled before result is given online - two hours late