In Russia, on January 1, 2021, a historical record for state lotteries was set: almost 600 millionaires appeared in one day. RIA Novosti was reported in Stoloto.
“In total, in the 1369th New Year draw of the” Russian Lotto “, more than 2 billion rubles were drawn, of which 1 billion rubles accounted for large prizes. Thus, in the festive draw, 1,000 prizes of 1 million were drawn. of the festive circulation, 581 lottery millionaires have appeared in the country, “the agency’s sources noted.
It is also specified that another 593 participants were able to close all 30 numbers at the same time on the 68th move. They shared the remaining 419 million prizes. According to Stoloto, more than 11.7 million tickets have won.
January 1 last year it became known that a Moscow resident won the lottery “Russian Lotto” one billion rubles. This is the first case in the history of Russia of such a drawing. The festive draw took place on January 1, with over 53 million lottery tickets participating. The winning coupon was purchased in Moscow for 100 rubles. After the New Year lottery became millionaires 99 Russians.