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**invasuant** · 06-13-2012, 03:10 PM

06-13-2012 14:30 BJT CNTV News

BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) - Beijing announced Tuesday night that one store in the city
had sold 110 top prizes of "Dual-Colored Ball," signaling the country's biggest-ever individual
lottery jackpot winner.

If the jackpot belongs to a single buyer, which has not yet been confirmed, the winner will reap a
gigantic prize of 570 million yuan (89.4 million U.S. dollars), an official with the Beijing Welfare
Lottery Center told Xinhua Wednesday.

A total of 117 stakes of the top prize emerged from Tuesday's raffle, while Beijing reported 111
stakes, each with a bonus of 5.18 million yuan, according to a statement issued by the center.

A retail outlet located in Sanlitun South Street, Chaoyang district, sold 110 stakes of the top prize
and the other was bought in a store in Niushan township, Shunyi district, said the statement.

Details about the winners are not yet available.

06-13-2012, 03:10 PM	#1
invasuant Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 642 Senior Member	US$ 89 Million Record Lottery Jackpot Prize In China 06-13-2012 14:30 BJT CNTV News BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) - Beijing announced Tuesday night that one store in the city had sold 110 top prizes of "Dual-Colored Ball," signaling the country's biggest-ever individual lottery jackpot winner. If the jackpot belongs to a single buyer, which has not yet been confirmed, the winner will reap a gigantic prize of 570 million yuan (89.4 million U.S. dollars), an official with the Beijing Welfare Lottery Center told Xinhua Wednesday. A total of 117 stakes of the top prize emerged from Tuesday's raffle, while Beijing reported 111 stakes, each with a bonus of 5.18 million yuan, according to a statement issued by the center. A retail outlet located in Sanlitun South Street, Chaoyang district, sold 110 stakes of the top prize and the other was bought in a store in Niushan township, Shunyi district, said the statement. Details about the winners are not yet available.
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