The holders of six NT$10 million (US$305,157) and three NT$2 million unclaimed winners from the September-October uniform invoice lottery have been urged to collect their cash before the March 5 deadline.
The winning number for the NT$10 million Special Prize in the September-October uniform invoice lottery was 28630525, the Ministry of Finance said in a statement yesterday.
Among the six winning NT$10 million receipts, one was issued for a drink purchase worth NT$54 sold by a Simple Mart supermarket on Yingtao Road in New Taipei City's Yingge District (鶯歌).
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The five others were for purchases made at convenience stores, supermarkets and restaurants in Taipei, New Taipei City, Hualien County and Kaohsiung ranging in price from NT$100 to NT$822, the ministry said.
Of the unclaimed NT$2 million-winning receipts with the number 90028580, the smallest purchase was for food worth NT$33 sold by a PX Mart supermarket on Zhongshan West Road in Tainan's Liouying District (柳營).
The two others were a NT$387 fee for cable TV and a NT$5,043 electricity bill issued by Taiwan Power Co's branch office in Yunlin County.
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