A Gansu lottery player won the biggest jackpot ever in China
yesterday. The lucky winner was on the receiving end of 102.71
million yuan (US$13.9 million).
The winner bought 20 tickets, for two yuan each, all with the
same combination. The jackpot was more than five million yuan, thus
the winner will receive 20 times the jackpot for holding 20 winning
tickets, the report said.
The winner bought the tickets at an outlet in Jiayuguan City,
where another person also won a top award and 15 second prizes in
the same draw. The individual walked away with more than 10 million
yuan, the report said.
There was no official information on the winners.
The draw is held every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Two lottery
machines pick out six of 33 red balls and one of 16 blue-colored
balls to generate the winning combination of numbers.
The former record jackpot was nearly 65 million yuan, won by a
person in Heilongjiang Province in October. The person bought one
combination of numbers 15 times, each bringing him the top award of
4.33 million yuan.
(Shanghai Daily November 28, 2007)