To celebrate the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival, Taiwan Lottery announced today that it would increase the jackpots in several of its lotteries by a total of NT$400 million (US$13.16 million).
Speaking with reporters, Taiwan Lottery president Hsieh Chih-hong (謝志宏) said the popular Lotto 6/49, in which lottery ticket buyers who picked the six winning numbers from a total of 49 numbers would win the top prize, would be one of the lotteries to boast a higher jackpot.
Starting from next Tuesday, Hsieh said, Lotto 6/49 would have a total of 100 special draws in addition to its regular draws.
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The special draws would follow the same rules as regular draws, Hsieh said, with six winning numbers drawn and ticket buyers who selected the six winning numbers winning a cash prize.
For the special draws, winners would receive NT$1 million or share the prize money with other ticket holders who also picked the six winning numbers.
If there are special draws in which there is no winner, the draws would continue to be held until all 100 NT$1 million special prizes have been distributed or until July 4, Hsieh said.
Lotto 6/49’s draw is held every Tuesday and Friday.
Hsieh said Taiwan Lottery would also add prize money for its BINGO BINGO game, in which lottery ticket buyers bet on a big or a small number or an odd number or an even number every five minutes.
In the 14 days starting from May 26, BINGO BINGO would increase the prize money for winners to seven times their bets, compared with the regular sixfold, and would also give winners of its “super numbers” a prize of NT$1,500 per bet, up from the regular NT$1,200, Hsieh said.
Hsieh said the added jackpots are expected to boost the revenue of Taiwan Lottery by NT$1.6 billion during the Dragon Boat Festival period.
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