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Biggest-ever lottery win claimed
By Zhou Yubin |
June 22, 2012, Friday
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THE biggest-ever Chinese lottery jackpot was claimed in Beijing yesterday, reported media in the capital.
Winnings total 456,012,832 yuan (US$71,639,616), after a tax deduction of 114,003,208 yuan.
The winner, said to be a middle-aged man, bought 110 tickets choosing the same number combination in the "Dual-Colored Balls" lottery from a kiosk in Beijing's Sanlitun area.
According to the winner, he always buys a large number of tickets using the same number combination.
The winning numbers were drawn on Tuesday night by the China Welfare Lottery Issuing and Management Center.
The previous record in China's lottery was held by a Zhejiang Province resident who scooped 565 million yuan, before tax.
Winnings total 456,012,832 yuan (US$71,639,616), after a tax deduction of 114,003,208 yuan.
The winner, said to be a middle-aged man, bought 110 tickets choosing the same number combination in the "Dual-Colored Balls" lottery from a kiosk in Beijing's Sanlitun area.
According to the winner, he always buys a large number of tickets using the same number combination.
The winning numbers were drawn on Tuesday night by the China Welfare Lottery Issuing and Management Center.
The previous record in China's lottery was held by a Zhejiang Province resident who scooped 565 million yuan, before tax.
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