The person who won the record 344 billion VND Vietlott prize said he couldn't eat when he heard the news.

(Dan Tri) - The customer who won the largest Vietlott prize ever, approximately 345 billion VND, said he could not eat rice the first day he heard the news.

Vietnam Computerized Lottery Company (Vietlott) has found a customer who won the biggest prize ever worth approximately 345 billion VND and proceeded to award the prize this afternoon (July 22).

According to the company, the winner is Mr. NP, who is living and doing business freely in Ho Chi Minh City. According to Vietlott, he is a regular player of Vietlott's lottery products with the habit of only 1-2 sets of numbers per day. When the Jackpot prize is higher, he also buys more but sets a limit for himself of no more than 5 sets of numbers at a time.

When the lottery company announced that someone had won the prize in Ho Chi Minh City, Mr. NP took out his ticket and compared it and found that the numbers on the ticket matched the winning numbers. He said that at first he felt nervous and that he could not eat lunch. That evening, after he had calmed down and waited for his wife to finish eating, he told her the news.

Mr. NP (wearing a mask) received the prize on July 22 (Photo: Vietlott).

Mr. NP said he would think more to use the money most effectively. According to regulations, Mr. NP is obliged to pay personal income tax at the place of ticket issuance in Ho Chi Minh City, with a total value of more than 34.4 billion VND (10% of the value exceeding 10 million VND) and will be deducted immediately upon receiving the prize.

The amount of nearly 345 billion VND is also the largest prize since Vietlott started operating the computerized lottery business in 2016. Previously, the Jackpot prize had twice exceeded 300 billion. The most recent time was last year, when 2 customers in Ho Chi Minh City shared the prize of 314 billion VND. In 2018, a customer in Hanoi won a prize worth 303 billion VND.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/kinh-doanh/nguoi-trung-vietlott-ky-luc-344-ty-dong-noi-khong-an-noi-com-khi-biet-tin-20250722161726544.htm