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Year-End Jumbo Lottery & Year-End Jumbo Mini 70 Million Yen Release Commemorative Event
A launch event for the "Year-End Jumbo Lottery," featuring the highest jackpot in lottery history totaling 1 billion yen for the first prize and adjacent prizes, and the "Year-End Jumbo Mini 70 Million," offering 190 first prizes of 70 million yen each, was held on November 25 at the Nishiginza Chance Center lottery sales outlet in Chuo Ward, Tokyo.
Approximately 1,400 people, including those who had camped overnight, formed a line at this popular outlet known for its high number of big winners. When the windows opened at 8:30 AM, they purchased lottery tickets carrying their dreams.
On a special stage set up in front of the outlet, TV commercial stars Ryoko Yonekura and Taizo Harada appeared and discussed the large prize amounts for the "Year-End Jumbo Lottery" and "Year-End Jumbo Mini 70 Million". Hearing that 10,800 prizes of 700,000 yen each had been set up to commemorate the 70th anniversary of lottery sales, they both showed expressions of surprise.
Surprise guest George Tokoro, returning as a TV commercial character for the first time in 10 years, shared anecdotes from the friendly filming set.
When asked "What would you do if you won 1 billion yen or 70 million yen?", Yonekura replied "Celebrity study abroad and a comfort trip," Harada said "Open a sauna and buy a luxury home theater," and Tokoro stated "Expand Setagaya Base and buy a high-end minivan." Finally, the three stacked bundles of bills worth 100 million yen each onto a mountain of 700 million yen in cash, completing a dream-filled "1 billion yen tree."
Sales continue until December 22nd, with the winning numbers drawn on December 31st.
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