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This year's "Year-End Jumbo" lottery features 3 types! Chance to win up to 1 billion yen!
The "Year-End Jumbo Lottery" is drawing attention as a high-value lottery, with a first prize of 700 million yen and additional prizes of 150 million yen each for the numbers immediately before and after the first prize, totaling 1 billion yen. The newly introduced "Year-End Jumbo Mini 100 Million Yen" offers a first prize of 100 million yen with 105 winning tickets, while the "Year-End Jumbo Petit 10 Million Yen" features a first prize of 10 million yen with 1,000 winning tickets.
On a special stage set up in front of the sales booth, George Tokoro and Go Ayano, who appear in the lottery's TV commercials, made an appearance and held a talk show.
When asked what kind of year 2016 was, George Tokoro commented, "It was a year of preparation for next year. So buying the Year-End Jumbo lottery ticket means something good might happen right at the start of next year." Ayano, who said he had a fulfilling year as an actor, showed his enthusiasm for buying the Year-End Jumbo lottery ticket, stating, "I did everything I could this year, so as a reward, buying the Year-End Jumbo might bring me some good luck."
When figures representing the prize money and number of winners for the "Year-End Jumbo Lottery," "Year-End Jumbo Mini 100 Million Yen," and "Year-End Jumbo Petit 10 Million Yen" were placed on stage, Ayano saw the 1,000 figures for the "Year-End Jumbo Petit 10 Million Yen" and remarked, "Even for a first-timer, this looks like it could bring beginner's luck," showing surprise at the high number of potential big winners.
When asked "What would you do if you won 1 billion yen?", Tokoro commented, "This stage is always cold, so I'd build a warm dressing room," drawing laughter from the audience. Ayano sighed at the unrealistic high prize amount, saying, "It's hard to grasp. I bet even the winners can't grasp it," but then shared a dream: "It would be nice to use it for a movie production budget."
The "Year-End Jumbo Lottery," "Year-End Jumbo Mini 100 Million Yen," and "Year-End Jumbo Petit 10 Million Yen" tickets are all on sale until December 23rd, with the winning numbers drawn on December 31st.
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