A record 63 winners claimed the Eastbound Lottery jackpot, breaking the previous record. For reference, there were 50 winners in June 2022 who correctly guessed all the lottery numbers, which is a historic moment in lottery history. However, according to statistics as of July 15, 2024, 63 players have won the jackpot.
The Korean Lottery Commission confirmed the figure. Meanwhile, Donghang Lottery, which is responsible for the lottery draws, said that 11 of the 63 winners used the automatic number selection function to select the winning numbers. The remaining 52 winners chose to manually select their numbers.
It turns out that five Lotto stores each recorded two manual wins, meaning the same customers may have made the purchases Multiple tickets with the same numbers.
For background, the winning numbers are 1, 5, 8, 16, 28 and 33.
The lottery said each winner will receive 419 million won (approximately US$302,000). That's about a quarter of the average Korean Lotto first prize, which is 2 billion won ($1.45 million).
While quite low compared to typical jackpots, the prize is not the lowest awarded to a lottery winner. For example, in May 2013, 30 winners matched all the numbers correctly and each won 40.95 million won ($296,000).
The lottery also noted that there were 77 second prize winners. Each of these players will receive 5.72 million won (approximately US$41,350). Meanwhile, 2,987 players tied for third place, each receiving 1.48 million won ($1,070).
Elsewhere, a Michigan Lottery player won $170,000 by buying a ticket an hour before the lottery's Fantasy 5 game. Dollar jackpot. The 67-year-old winner was excited about the money and said he would use the money to renovate his lake house and retire.
Around the same time, two players in North Carolina won sizable jackpots. One of them won nearly $250,000, while the other took home $100,000.
In Australia, an elderly woman was left speechless after winning a A$10 million (US$6.8 million) jackpot last week. To right. The unnamed winner won the first prize in Powerball draw 1469 on Thursday, July 11, 2024. The woman said she would use the money to pay off her mortgage, pay bills and buy a new car.
