All 5 Lotto First-Prize Winners Bought Tickets in 'Yongsan'... If Same Person, 10 Billion KRW Payout

Five First-Prize Lotto Winners from the Same Outlet
All Chose Numbers Manually;
If One Person, Prize Exceeds 10 Billion KRW

In the 1166th Lotto draw, five first-prize winners came from the same sales outlet. All were manual selections. If it is the same person, the prize money exceeds 10 billion KRW.

On the 5th, the first-prize winning numbers for the 1166th Lotto draw were ‘14·23·25·27·29·42’. The bonus number was ‘16’.

According to Donghaeng Lottery, the Lotto operator, in the 1166th Lotto draw held the previous day, ‘14, 23, 25, 27, 29, 42’ were drawn as the first-prize winning numbers. The second-prize bonus number is ‘16’.

The 1166th Lotto Draw. Captured from Donghang Lottery.

There were 14 first-prize winners who matched all six winning numbers, each receiving 207,232,000 KRW. Among the first-prize winning outlets, 8 were manual selections and 6 were automatic. However, among the 8 manual selection outlets, 5 were at a newspaper stand in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. If one person purchased five Lotto tickets with the same numbers, the prize money they would receive amounts to 10,361,600,000 KRW.

There were 80 second-prize winners who matched five numbers plus the bonus number, each receiving 60,440,000 KRW, and 2,803 third-prize winners who matched five numbers, each receiving 1,730,000 KRW.

There were 147,837 fourth-prize winners who matched four numbers (fixed prize of 50,000 KRW), and 2,456,735 fifth-prize winners who matched three numbers (fixed prize of 5,000 KRW).

In the 1003rd Lotto draw held on February 19, 2022, five first-prize winners also came from one sales outlet. All were manual selections, and the first-prize prize money at that time was 1,811,100,000 KRW. The next day, a photo titled ‘90 Billion Lotto Certification’ was posted on a Naver online community. This winner had written all five winning numbers side by side on one ticket.

Meanwhile, the deadline for claiming prize money is within one year from the start date of payment. If the last day for claiming the prize falls on a holiday, it can be claimed on the next business day.