Taiwan lottery winner donates NT$20m to charity

Want China Times, Staff Reporter 2013-04-12

Taiwan Lottery general manager Huang Chih-yi, right. (File photo/Hung Hsi-lung)

A lottery winner in Hsinchu in northern Taiwan has decided to donate NT$20 million (US$666,000) to various charities after he won NT$188 million (US$6.3 million), our sister paper China Times reports.

"Upon his request, a total of NT$8 million (US$267,000) of the NT$20 million was donated to the Hsinchu county government for charitable purposes. He told his wife but not the rest of his family that he won. In addition to the donations, he also decided to spend the money on insurance and savings," said Huang Chih-yi, general manager for Taiwan Lottery.

Huang said the winner was one of six reported during the Lunar New Year holiday, when lottery sales go up. He locked his ticket in a safe for a month before he claimed the money and only recently received his winnings.

Huang described the winner as being in his early 30s and the father of a baby girl. In addition to his donation and investment plans, he also gave a red envelope with NT$680,000 (US$23,000) to the shop where he bought his winning ticket.

"The winner is a regular lottery player and always plays his wife's, daughter's and his own birthdays as lottery numbers. He bought one ticket every week, spending between NT$100 and NT$500 (US$3.50-$17)," Huang said. "Over Lunar New Year, he spent approximately NT$1,000 (US$35) on lottery tickets."

Huang said the winner has requested his name or other details not be made public.　

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Huang Chih-yi　　黃志宜