"Early Year and Aim Now"... '500 Wins a Year' 100 Million Prize Queen

"The most expensive item received was a car"
Total prize money earned about 100 million won
"Diligence is the most important"

A Japanese woman revealed that she won 500 times in lotteries and prize draws over the course of one year. [Source=SCMP Press Release]

A Japanese woman who won prizes an astonishing 500 times over the course of a year, receiving goods worth nearly 100 million won, is drawing attention.

On the 7th, Hong Kong's South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported, "A woman named Kanae Hirayama won 500 prize draws in one year, receiving a total prize money of about $70,000 (93 million won), earning her the nickname 'Queen of Luck'." According to the report, Kanae recently appeared on the TV program 'I Will Make You Happy: The Queen Teaches You Winning Techniques' and revealed, "More than half of the household items at home are products won through lotteries or prize draws."

In fact, Japanese companies are known to frequently use prize draws as a marketing tool to attract customers. She explained, "Prizes included an oven worth 70,000 yen (630,000 won), a water purifier worth 100,000 yen (900,000 won), as well as pots, mugs, lunch boxes, snacks, yoga balls, toys, and more." She added, "The most expensive item I have received so far is a car worth 4 million yen (36 million won)." Kanae also shared the secrets to her 'winning legend' and how to increase the chances of winning prize draws. She first said, "It is important to register your name just before the deadline to attract more attention from the staff," adding, "Since most winners are selected manually, the sooner the organizer sees your name, the better your chances."

She also emphasized the importance of timing, saying, "At the beginning and end of the year, there are fewer participants, so entering the draws at these times increases your chances of winning." Kanae especially cited diligence as the most important quality, stating, "I wake up at 6 a.m. every day to prepare breakfast for my family, then carefully research newly updated events to participate in various draws and write them down in a notebook." She emphasized, "I spend an average of about four hours every day participating in or preparing for prize draws."