Five customers who made purchases at 7-Eleven stores across Taiwan won the top NT$10 million (US$313,716) special prize in the July-August uniform invoice lottery, including one who spent just NT$27 on photocopying, the convenience store chain said today.
The five special prize winners made their purchases at stores in Taoyuan, Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung, 7-Eleven operator President Chain Store Corp said.
The five winning purchases included NT$29 spent on snacks at a store in Taoyuan's Zhongli District (中壢), NT$27 on photocopying at a store in Taipei's Zhongzheng District (中正), NT$139 on City Cafe coffee and daily necessities at a store in Taipei's Xinyi District (信義), NT$100 on household items at a store in Taichung's Wuqi District (梧棲) and NT$33 on ready-to-eat food at a store in Kaohsiung's Fengshan District (鳳山), it said.
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President Chain Store Corp said its stores also produced two winners of the NT$2 million grand prize. One winner spent NT$149 on daily necessities and ice cream at a store in Taipei's Neihu District (內湖), while the other spent NT$10 on photocopying services at a store in Taipei's Songshan District (松山).
The four winners of the NT$1 million prize exclusive to cloud invoices made purchases at stores in Keelung, Taoyuan, New Taipei City and Kaohsiung, the company said.
The winning purchases were NT$39 on snacks at a store in Keelung's Qidu District (七堵), NT$213 on frozen food, snacks, drinks and shopping bags at a store in Taoyuan's Zhongli District, NT$58 on ready-to-eat food at a store in New Taipei City's Banciao District (板橋) and NT$189 on daily necessities at a store in Kaohsiung's Daliao District (大寮), the company said.
The Ministry of Finance announced the winning numbers for the July-August uniform invoice lottery on Friday last week.
The NT$10 million special prize number is 89996565, the NT$2 million grand prize number is 91098182, while the three first-prize numbers, each worth NT$200,000, are 54348835, 44991397 and 06595111.
The ministry said the winners can claim their prizes from Tuesday next week to Jan. 5 next year.
The uniform invoice lottery is held every two months and designed to encourage consumers to request receipts and curb tax evasion.
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