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Mystery lottery winner in cartoon costume: Chinese man who won US$30.6 million jackpot keeps windfall secret so family won’t become conceited
- The man said he is a ‘long-time fan’ of the lottery and has played for more than a decade
- He said he was worried about his family changing after they received the sudden windfall
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Alice Yanin Shanghai
A man in southern China who won just under 220 million yuan (US$30.6 million) in the lottery said he had not told his wife and child because he was worried the money could make them arrogant and lazy.
The man, identified by the pseudonym Li, bought 40 lottery tickets for 80 yuan (US$11) in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, and every ticket contained the same seven numbers.
According to a report in Nanning Evening News, all seven numbers hit, equalling a payout of 5.48 million yuan per ticket, which means the total arrived at just under 220 million yuan.
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The man went to the Guangxi Welfare Lottery Distribution Centre in the region’s capital city of Nanning to receive his prize money on October 24. Li also donated 5 million yuan to charity.
Li dressed in a cartoon costume during the cheque presentation ceremony, a creative way to protect winners’ identities that has become popular in China.
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