Taipei:Four NT$10 million special prizes and four NT$2 million grand prizes from Taiwan's May-June uniform invoice lottery remain unclaimed as of Sunday. Winners have until November 5 to collect their winnings, According to Ministry of Finance (MOF).
According to Focus Taiwan, the winning eight-digit number for the May-June NT$10 million special prize was 38548029, while the NT$2 million grand prize number was 10138845. Despite the significant prize amounts, these prizes have yet to be claimed.
Among the unclaimed NT$10 million prizes, the smallest winning purchase was a NT$150 beverage bought at a 7-Eleven in Miaoli County. Other winning purchases included NT$312 spent at a bakery in New Taipei, NT$528 at a Watsons store in Yunlin County, and NT$620 for an app bought through Google Play.
For the unclaimed NT$2 million prizes, one was linked to a NT$10 purchase at a 7-Eleven in Taoyuan, and another to a NT$97 purchase at a Hi-Life store in Taichung. Additional winning receipts were from a NT$154 beverage purchase at a 7-Eleven in Tainan and a NT$110 cigarette purchase at a 7-Eleven in Kaohsiung.
Taiwan's uniform invoice lottery is conducted every two months to encourage consumers to collect receipts, helping to prevent tax evasion. The lottery is funded by 3 percent of annual business tax revenues, with business tax generally included in the prices of most goods and services.
