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Vietlott to grant USD13 million Jackpot prize soon
  • By Phuong Dung | dtinews.vn | May 19, 2018 11:58 AM
 >>  USD13-million Jackpot winner remains anonymous

The Vietnam Lottery Company (Vietlott) has identified the winner of Jackpot 1 prize worth up to VND303.89 billion (USD13 million) and plans to present the prize in the coming days.

Vietlott confirmed the winner of the huge Jackpot 1 of Power 6/55 in a draw on May 5th. This is the largest prize in Vietnamese lottery history. The ticket held by the winner, a resident in Hanoi, matched the number 16-32-33-37-40-48.

The winner bought the lottery at a stall owned by Tran Manh Cuong on Vu Huu Street, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi. 

  

The Vietlott lottery stall owned by Tran Manh Cuong on Vu Huu Street, Hanoi

Nearly two weeks after the result was announced on mass media, a person in Hanoi whose name has not yet been disclosed took the lucky lottery to Vietlott’s branch in Haiphong City to complete procedures to receive the prize.

After checking the system, Vietlott confirmed the lottery to be valid and will conduct the grant in several days to come. The granting ceremony will be announced widely on mass media and will see the participation of representatives from Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and some other agencies.

Under the Ministry of Finance’s regulation, any person who wins the lottery of VND10 million (USD454,545) or above will have to pay personal income tax of 10% of the total prize. The tax for VND303.89 billion will be around VND30.4 billion.

Hanoi has become the second largest market of Vietlott, just behind Ho Chi Minh City

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