The 42m-yuan masked lottery winner

Published : Jan 6, 2011 - 20:45 Updated : Jan 6, 2011 - 20:45

The 42-million yuan jackpot winner dressed in a disguise poses for a photo while holding his check, in Dongguan, Dec 31, 2010. [Photo/Guangzhou Daily]

China’s latest multi-millionaire lottery winner collected his prize wearing a disguise and said he would not immediately tell his family about his new fortune.

The man, about 40 years old, received his 42.25-million yuan ($6.4 million) lottery prize dressed in a mask and baseball cap in Dongguan city, Guangdong, Dec 31, 2010.

The man said he was not a local person, but worked in a plant in the city. He said he had played the lottery for more than a decade.

When asked what he would do with the prize money, he said he had no plans and would not tell his family now for fear that it would be hard for them to accept. “It’s just a matter of time (before I tell them). I won’t use the money either, but put it away,” he said.

(China Daily, a member of ANN)

<한글 요약>

복권 당첨식에 등장한 마스크맨

70억이 넘는 행운의 거액에 당첨되었지만 가족들에게 이 사실을 숨기기 위해 변장 도구로 얼굴에 가면을 쓰고 머리에 모자를 쓴 채 나타난 남성이 화제가 되고 있다. 1월 5일자 중국 차이나 데일리에 의하면, 중국 광동성 둥관시에서 진행된 복권 상금 수여식에서 행운의 남성은 40대로 추정되며 일반 공장 직원인 것으로 밝혀졌다.

앞으로의 복권 당첨금 사용 여부에 대해 묻자, “사용계획은 없으며, 가족들이 당첨 사실을 믿지 않을 것이므로 시간이 지나면 가족들에게 터놓겠다.”고 밝혔다. 또 당첨금은 사용하지 않고, 저축할 계획이라고 밝힌 것으로 전해졌다.