"Top Prize 6.3 Billion Won, Start with This Book if You Win"… Japan's 'Money Rain Guidebook' Released [Nichiyobi Nichi Culture]

'Year-end Jumbo Lottery' Sales Until the 22nd
Winners to Be Announced on December 31

"What should I do if I win the lottery?"

Winning the lottery is everyone's dream. Just imagining what to buy first or how much to save is so exciting.

The lottery fever is also hot in Japan right now. This is because it is the period when you can buy the 'Year-end Jumbo Lottery.' The Jumbo Lottery is sold only during specific periods such as year-end and Halloween. The Year-end Jumbo Lottery is the most popular.

Year-end Jumbo Lottery promotional material in Japan. (Photo by Jumbo Lottery official website)

The Year-end Jumbo Lottery started in 1976. In Japan, buying this lottery at the end of the year is almost considered a tradition. This year, sales began on the 21st of last month and will be available until the 22nd of this month.

The reason this Jumbo Lottery is popular is because of the prize money. This year, the first prize is 700 million yen (6.3 billion KRW), and there will be 23 winners. The prizes for the numbers immediately before and after the first prize number are 150 million yen (1.36 billion KRW), with 46 winners expected, and the second prize is 10 million yen (91.08 million KRW), with 184 winners expected.

The prizes for the numbers immediately before and after mean awards given to the numbers directly preceding or following the winning number. If the first prize winner has consecutive numbers, they can receive 150 million yen twice, potentially taking home up to 1 billion yen (9.1 billion KRW).

The number drawing will be broadcast live on NHK on the 31st, and the prize money will be paid out on January 9th next year.

Just like in Korea, during this period, people flock to the best lottery-selling spots. In Tokyo, there is one famous lottery spot each in Nishiginza, Yurakucho, and Shinjuku, where people line up to buy tickets.

As with winning the Lotto in Korea, winners leave testimonials. According to a first prize winner’s story introduced on the Jumbo Lottery website, the winner thought it was strange because his wife kept dreaming happily about winning the lottery for several days. He bought a ticket anyway, and it turned out to be true. He said he wants to experience the feeling of winning even in a dream.

Meanwhile, recently, to mark this lottery season, Japan released a book titled 'The Book to Read from That Day' for high-value lottery winners, which has become a hot topic. The book was written by a financial planner who has counseled many high-value lottery winners.

Looking into the content, one notable point is that lottery winners are recommended to keep working because quitting increases the time spent facing the prize money and also raises the risk of losing it.

Additionally, the book advises ▲listing people who need to be informed about the win ▲using the prize money first to pay off debts or loans ▲regularly reviewing the management plan.

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