TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A family’s game of rock paper scissors on Monday (Jan. 23) yielded the first of seven NT$20 million (US$660,000) jackpots in this year’s Lunar New Year edition scratch cards.
Liberty Times reported that the scratch card was sold by a Taiwan Lottery location in Yilan County. The storeowner was cited as saying that the family first visited a Tudigong (Lord of the Land) temple nearby, and while shopping at a flower shop, got the recommendation to buy scratch cards from the store.
The storeowner said the parents were in their thirties and brought a child along with them. They wanted to buy a book of scratch cards that would cost NT$36,000 but could not decide who should choose which book to buy, so they resorted to a game of rock paper scissors.
The child eventually won the right to choose and ultimately selected a book containing the winning scratch card. The storeowner was so shocked they asked the family to scratch the card cleaner to make sure they had won.
Taiwan Lottery regularly offers the “NT$20 million Super Red Envelope” scratch card during the Lunar New Year holidays, which is a popular choice for those trying out their luck while celebrating the new year. This year, the scratch card offers seven NT$20 million jackpots.
In addition, there are 10 prizes consisting of NT$2 million and a Mercedes-Benz SUV and 850 NT$1 million prizes.