A man who bought a lottery ticket for his family's birthday for 7 years won 4.5 billion won

Oct 02, 2024

A man who bought a lottery ticket for his family's birthday for 7 years won 4.5 billion won
A (right) who won the lottery worth about 4.5 billion won. Photo Source = Baidu, South China Morning Post
A Chinese man who bought a lottery ticket for seven years for his family's birthday has finally won a prize of 24 million yuan (about 4.52 billion won).

According to foreign media such as the Information Times and the South China Morning Post, on September 10, China's welfare lottery, Shuang se qiu (Double Colour Ball), said a man living in Hefei City, Anhui Province, China, won the first lottery.

A, who arrived at the Anhui Provincial Lottery Center to receive the prize money on the 12th, said "I've been buying lottery tickets for more than 10 years, and I've never spent more than 20 yuan (about 4,000 won) once I bought them."

"When I first started buying lottery tickets, I made an automatic choice, but one day I heard about a lottery winner combining the birthdays of family members, so I chose my family's birthday number since 2017," he said.

"I never thought I'd actually win."He said he would use the jackpot to improve his family's living conditions, such as buying a house.

Upon receiving the prize, he donated 100,000 yuan (about 19 million won) to the Anhui Provincial Charitable Federation.

In response, he "When I bought a lottery ticket, I started buying it because the center supported the charity with sales. Winning is just a bonus."

Netizens admire the tenacity of seven years", "The person to be chosen is lucky.", "I'm touched that you're putting your donation into practice." give a back reaction.





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