Single bet from Rondonópolis raises R$ 324.9 million and breaks Mega-Sena record in regular competition
A simple ticket from Mato Grosso single-handedly matched all six numbers in competition 3,077 and won the biggest prize ever paid in a regular lottery draw.
BY THE X-TRADER NEWS NEWSROOM · REPORTING FROM REVISTA OESTE · 2 MIN
A single bettor from Rondonópolis, in Mato Grosso, hit all six tens of Mega-Sena competition 3,077 and will receive R$ 324,898,791.61. According to Revista Oeste, it is the highest amount ever paid in a regular lottery contest.
The draw was held on Wednesday, 28th. The numbers were 02, 14, 18, 31, 35 and 40. According to Revista Oeste, the ticket was registered at the Silce lottery, in Rondonópolis itself, and was a simple bet.
The prize reached this size because the previous draw had no winner. In contest 3,076, held on Tuesday the 27th, no one got the six numbers right (06, 30, 32, 38, 49 and 57), and the value accumulated. At the time, Revista Oeste reported that the main prize could reach R$320 million.
Smaller prizes were also distributed. Still according to Revista Oeste, 116 bets hit the corner and took R$ 32,185.33 each. Another 7,598 took part and will receive R$701.97 per bet.
The minimum bet, of six dozen, costs R$6, according to Times Brasil, and can be made at lottery outlets or on Loterias Caixa's digital channels. The bettor chooses six to 20 numbers from the 60 on the wheel. When no one gets the six numbers right, the prize rolls over to the next contest.
The game now returns to its usual level. Contest 3,078 will be held on Thursday, the 29th, within Mega Week, a series of five consecutive draws, with a prize estimated at R$2.5 million, reported Revista Oeste.
What changes for the investor
Nothing in the facts disclosed indicates a direct effect on commodities, interest rates, exchange rates or the stock market. It is a prize paid to a bettor, with no known relationship with the flow of prices in the markets that the reader follows.
The case serves, at most, as a reminder about probability and risk. Accumulations generate headlines of record amounts, but the outcome of a bet continues to depend exclusively on chance. Those who invest and operate deal with another type of uncertainty, in which analysis, diversification and risk management make a difference. This material does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell assets.
Automatically translated from Portuguese.
