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Lottery spawned 31 billionaires last year, operator says

The nation's computerized Public Welfare Lottery spawned 31 billionaires and 61 millionaires last year, the lottery's operator said on Thursday.

Taiwan Lottery Co (台灣彩券公司), which has been authorized to operate the Public Welfare Lottery from Jan. 1 this year until December 2013, said two big prize winners have not yet appeared to claim their prize money.

The company's statistics also showed that 70 percent of lottery prize winners were male and that 32 percent of the winners were in the 40-to-49 age group.

Other findings included that 44 percent of lottery winners have blood type O; 80 percent are married and those who were born under the astrological sign of Sagittarius had the highest chance of winning big prizes.

Meanwhile, those who picked random lottery numbers by computer had a better chance of winning big prizes, while those who purchase lottery tickets on a regular basis are more likely to win.

The study also showed that 22 percent of the winners said they did not tell anybody about their good fortune, while 96 percent said they had no plan to quit their job after winning big lottery prizes.
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