‘Too thrilled to sleep’: China small business owner, 28, scoops US$96 million lottery jackpot, largest win in country’s history
- Buys 133 tickets, 2 yuan each, bets same 7 numbers, each wins US$725,000
- Exceeds previous US$80 million jackpot win by Beijing man in 2012
A 28-year-old man in China has won a 680-million-yuan (US$96 million) lottery jackpot, the biggest in the country so far.
The winner is from Guizhou province in southwestern China, according to the website of the government-backed organiser China Welfare Lottery.
He bought 133 tickets at two yuan (28 US cents) each, betting on the same group of seven numbers every time, and each of his tickets won a prize of 5.16 million yuan (US$725,000), the local television station reported.
The lottery pool entitled the man, whose identity has not been released to the public, which is routine for prize winners, to receive the 680-million-yuan bonanza.
An official from the provincial welfare lottery centre said the winner came to pick up the prize on February 7.
As the Individual Income Tax Law rules, he will need to pay one-fifth of his lottery income in tax, the report said.