Police bring reality check for '$193m lottery winner'

Henry Siu

Police had to intervene when a man who mistakenly thought he had won the Lunar New Year Mark Six jackpot pestered Jockey Club staff and refused to leave the premises.

The 29-year-old, Hung, went to the club's headquarters in Happy Valley twice yesterday morning claiming to have won the largest-ever HK$193 million jackpot.

Hung first arrived at 11.56 am and refused to leave after staff checked his ticket and confirmed he did not win.

However, Hung continued to pester the staff, who eventually had to call in the police.

Hung left the premises but returned, repeatedly claiming that he had won the jackpot and causing a disturbance in the lobby. Officers convinced him to leave and classified the case as a misunderstanding.

The result of this year's Lunar New Year Mark Six draw was announced on Sunday, with the largest-ever prize going to a single-ticket winner.

The winning numbers were 14, 18, 30, 36, 40 and 42. The extra number was 1.

With turnover coming in at more than HK$380 million, there were 12 winning tickets for the second prize worth more than HK$1.2 million and more than 530 third-prize-winning tickets, each worth HK$72,500.

The sole winner who only spent HK$10 won a jackpot to the exact amount of HK$193,762,620.

This marks the first time the club distributed a winning prize exceeding HK$100 million, with the next highest amount of HK$91.24 million also won with a single HK$10 ticket on August 26, 2021.