TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A man in northern Taiwan gave his wife a lottery ticket as a birthday gift because he could not afford anything more, but the ticket turned out to be the most generous gift she had ever received because she won a jackpot of NT$120 million (US$4 million).
Huang Chih-yi (黃志宜), Taiwan Lottery board member and spokesman, told a news conference on Tuesday (July 19) that a 30-something man who lives in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City who works for a private company, recently bought a NT$50 Big Lotto ticket with computer generated random numbers as a birthday gift for his wife as he did not have a big budget for more expensive gifts, CNA reported.
The winning numbers of the lottery the couple won were drawn on June 21. Last Monday, the lucky couple, who have a child attending a kindergarten, went together to claim the prize, Huang said. The couple, who are currently renting a house, will spend NT$20 – 30 million on real estate, the spokesman added.
