7 Manual Lotto 1st Prize Tickets Sold at Lottery Store in Chilgok, Gyeongbuk

1042nd Draw 20 First-Prize Winners... Total Prize Money 1,240,660,000 KRW
If One Person Bought All 7 Tickets, They Would Receive 8,684,640,000 KRW

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyunjung] Among the first-prize winners of the 1042nd Lotto draw held on the 19th, seven manual winning tickets came from a single sales outlet, drawing attention.

All winners who purchased Lotto tickets at this sales outlet located on Buksam-ro, Chilgok, Gyeongbuk, chose manual selection. Therefore, it is possible that one person bought multiple tickets with the same numbers. If one person purchased all seven tickets, they would receive a total prize of 8,684,640,000 KRW. The first-prize winning numbers were '5, 14, 15, 23, 34, 43.' There were 20 first-prize winners nationwide from 14 lottery sales outlets who matched all six winning numbers, each receiving 1,240,660,000 KRW. The bonus number for the 2nd prize in the 1042nd draw was '4'; 100 winners who matched five winning numbers plus the bonus number each receive 41,360,000 KRW, and 3,567 winners who matched five numbers receive 1,160,000 KRW each.

Meanwhile, it is not uncommon for multiple manual first-prize winners to come from the same lottery sales outlet. In the previous 1041st draw, sales outlets (excluding online) that produced two or more manual first-prize winners included ▲ Haengun Convenience Store (Buk-gu, Gwangju) with 3 cases ▲ Dadream Lottery (Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi) with 2 cases ▲ Nanum Lotto Bongpyeong Branch (Tongyeong-si, Gyeongnam) with 4 cases.

In February, there was also a case where one sales outlet sold five manual tickets that won first prize, with the winner reportedly receiving a prize of 9 billion KRW. Additionally, in the 1019th draw, which produced a record-high 50 first-prize winners, there were cases where one sales outlet had 2 to 3 first-prize winners, suspected to be duplicate wins, but never as many as seven at once like this time.

Netizens have expressed various opinions, ranging from joking remarks such as "The lottery sales outlet will become a sacred place," "There is a master who reveals the Lotto winning numbers," and "The manager rotated the same numbers after a company dinner," to suspicions like "Isn't this manipulation at this level?"

The Lotto prize claim period is one year from the date payment begins. If the last day to claim the prize falls on a holiday, it can be claimed on the next business day.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.