Hsinchu City: A family in Hsinchu City credited their two children for winning the Taiwan Lottery Co.'s annual "Super Red Envelope" grand prize, while a Taichung family said their daughter was responsible for their decent scratch card haul, the company said Thursday.

According to Focus Taiwan, the Hsinchu family won one of the game's 10 NT$20 million (US$606,990) prizes, while the Taichung family pocketed one of the scratch card's 1,200 available NT$1 million winnings.

The Hsinchu family purchased the scratch card from a shop near a temple they visit every Lunar New Year's Eve. Their children, a boy and a girl, pointed out a card that seemed out of place, prompting their mother to buy it. It was her first time purchasing a scratch card, and she initially thought they had not won. However, upon double-checking, the shopkeeper revealed they had not scratched the card properly, and it was later confirmed that they had won the NT$20 million top prize.

In contrast, the Taichung family frequently bought scratch cards during the Lunar New Year. Their elementary school daughter selected a card based on her school uniform number, 19. Initially, she believed they had won NT$100,000, but the shopkeeper later informed them that the prize was actually NT$1 million.

At a press conference before the Lunar New Year, Taiwan Lottery President Hsieh Chih-hung announced that the 10 NT$20 million Super Red Envelope prizes were the largest in the lottery's history. As of Wednesday, two scratchers had claimed the NT$20 million prize, while 97 of the 1,200 NT$1 million prizes had been won.