More than 65 percent of the people who won large prizes in the most recent public welfare lottery were men, while 31.8 percent were in their 50s the most represented age group among winners, Taiwan Lottery Co said on Jan. 24.
The company said it defined large winnings as those exceeding NT$5 million (US$179,611).
For other age groups, 23.3 percent of big winners were aged 40 to 49, 19.6 percent were 60 to 69, 14.5 percent were 30 to 39, 5.9 percent were 70 or older and 4.8 percent were 18 to 29, it said.
Categorized by occupation, 37.9 percent of the
Taipei, Feb. 3 (CNA) A man proposed to his girlfriend immediately after winning NT$1 million (US$36,000) from a lottery scratch card following a visit to an Earth God temple in New Taipei during the current Lunar New Year holiday.
A man proposed to his girlfriend immediately after winning NT$1 million (US$35,935) from a lottery scratch card following a visit to an Earth God (土地公) temple in New Taipei City during the Lunar New Year holiday, the lottery shop in Jhonghe District (中和) said yesterday.
The couple decided to try their luck at the shop after praying for good fortune at the temple and seeing a cartoon-style icon of the deity at the shop, the store owner said.
After winning, the man thanked the local deity for “sponsoring” his forthcoming wedding, the owner said.
The couple, who are in their 30s, could not
Taipei, Jan. 11 (CNA) Taiwan Lottery Co. will add NT$880 million (US$30.69 million) in prize money to the jackpots of several lotteries to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, the lottery operator announced Tuesday.