The anticipation is growing for the traditional Epiphany evening appointment with the Italian Lottery, which will give away several prizes, including the most coveted one of 5 million.
The winning tickets were drawn during the Rai broadcast “Affari Tuoi”.
The dream of hitting the jackpot seems to continue to make inroads into the hearts of Italians, and even those of Sardinians. Also this year, in fact, the data relating to ticket sales have recorded a further increase of 29%, with 8.6 million tickets sold compared to 6.7 last year. On the Island, 121 thousand tickets were sold, 49% more than the 81 thousand last year.
According to data released by Agimeg, the most 'lucky' region of the new millennium is Lazio with 8 first prizes won in 25 draws. In second place are Campania and Lombardy, both with 4 prizes. Sardinia is among the 10 regions still without 5 million prizes. The others: Valle d'Aosta, Tuscany, Basilicata, Trentino Alto Adige, Abruzzo, Puglia, Umbria, Molise and Calabria.
Incredible as it may seem, the Italian Lottery also has some negative records. From 2002 to today, prizes worth approximately 31 million euros have not been collected. The negative record - Agimeg always reminds us - is held by the 2008 edition in which the first prize of 5 million euros won in Rome was not collected. In that case, the Customs and Monopolies Agency decided to award two first prizes of 5 million in the following edition. It was the only case in the history of the Lottery.
(Unioneonline/L)
