The winning number for the NT$10 million (US$328,720) special prize in the September-October uniform invoice lottery is 25834483, the Ministry of Finance said today.
The winning number for the NT$2 million grand prize is 46587380, while the three numbers for the NT$200,000 first prize are 41016094, 98081574 and 07309261.
Holders of invoice receipts with serial numbers matching the last seven digits of any of the first prize numbers would win the NT$40,000 prize, while those with serial numbers matching the last six digits would win NT$10,000.
Photo: Clare Cheng, Taipei Times
Other prizes include NT$4,000 for receipts with the same last five digits as the last five digits of the first-prize numbers, NT$1,000 for receipts with the last four digits matching and NT$200 for receipts with the last three digits matching.
The prizes can be claimed from Dec. 6 this year to Mar. 5 next year.
The ministry has also drawn the exclusive prizes for cloud-based invoices, including 30 NT$1 million prizes, 16,000 NT$2,000 prizes, 100,000 NT$800 prizes and 3.15 million NT$500 prizes.
Winners of prizes up to NT$1,000 can claim them at PX Mart, Simple Mart, 7-Eleven, Family Mart, OK Mart and Hi-life convenience stores.
Prizes up to NT$40,000 can be collected in cash at credit cooperatives across Taiwan, as well as First Commercial Bank, Chang Hwa Bank and the Agricultural Bank of Taiwan, the ministry said.
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