Vietnam Computerized Lottery Company (Vietlott) said that in the 1,261st drawing of Mega 6/45 product taking place tonight (October 9), Vietlott's Drawing Council found 1 lottery ticket that won the Jackpot prize worth 13,438,081,500 VND (more than 13.4 billion VND).

The winning ticket for the Jackpot prize in the 1,261st drawing of the Mega 6/45 product tonight contains the lucky numbers: 14 - 18 - 20 - 22 - 34 - 45.

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A lottery ticket winning the jackpot of more than 13.4 billion VND has just been found by Vietlott. Photo: Vietlott

Lucky customers who win the jackpot will have to pay 10% personal income tax, according to regulations of the Ministry of Finance.

Thus, the customer who won the Jackpot today will have to pay more than 1.34 billion VND in personal income tax to the local budget that issued the winning Mega 6/45 lottery ticket. After fulfilling the tax obligation, the person who won the Jackpot today will receive a net amount of more than 12 billion VND.

In the 1,261st drawing of the Mega 6/45 product taking place today, in addition to the Jackpot prize worth more than 13.4 billion VND mentioned above, the Vieltott Drawing Council also found 21 first prizes with each prize worth 10 million VND, 880 second prizes with each prize worth 300,000 VND and 14,784 third prizes with each prize worth 30,000 VND.

The winner has 60 days from the date of announcement to claim the prize. After this period, the prize will be forfeited and added to Vietlott's other income category.

Recently, Vieltott has continuously found winning lottery tickets for the Jackpot in the Mega 6/45 lottery.

Three days ago, in the 1,260th drawing of the Mega 6/45 product on the evening of October 6, Vietlott found a lottery ticket that won the Jackpot worth more than 16 billion VND. The customer who won the Jackpot lives in Ho Chi Minh City.

Previously, in the 1,257th drawing of the Mega 6/45 product held on the evening of September 29, Vietlott's Drawing Council also found 1 lottery ticket that won the Jackpot prize worth more than 27 billion VND.