48 billion won lottery winner dies during dental treatment, so he can't spend a penny

Dec 11, 2024

48 billion won lottery winner dies during dental treatment, so he can't spend a penny
photo source=Megasena, Daily Mail



An old man who won the first prize in the 48 billion won lottery died during dental treatment. According to foreign media such as the Daily Mail, Brazilian man António Siqueira (73) collapsed on the 4th (local time) after undergoing dental implant surgery at a dentist in Cuiaba.

When paramedics arrived at the scene, he was lying on his back and in cardiac arrest for more than half an hour.

I was taken to the hospital, but I closed my eyes at last.



His cause of death has not yet been determined, but he is believed to have died from cardiac arrest.

He is known to have been suffering from high blood pressure and diabetes.



According to hospital records, he had been undergoing dental treatment since last week since winning the lottery.

He won first place in Brazil's largest lottery, 'Mega Sena', where the lottery was held on the 9th of last month.



The prize money amounted to about 219.6 million reais (about 48 billion won).

Winning the jackpot two days after the draw, he was the first among several initiatives to begin dental treatment.

But he passed away in vain without even spending money.

Police are investigating whether he died from a disease or a dental treatment problem.



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