A Chinese who won 219 million yuan (about 4.4 billion yen) in the lottery appeared alone at the costume reception ceremony. He is keeping the great victory a secret, fearing that his wife and her children will get lazy if they find out.
According to local media, the man, who only identified himself as Li, wore a yellow costume and arrived at the lottery office in Nanning, Guangxi.
“I’m worried that if my wife and kids find out, they’ll get away with it easily or won’t work hard in the future,” Lee told a local newspaper last week.
Li said he donated 5 million yuan to charity and didn’t decide what to do with the rest. The amount received was 171.6 million yuan after tax.
“I was afraid of going out and losing my lottery ticket, so I slept in the hotel,” Li told a local newspaper.
Original title:Lottery winner hides $ 30 million jackpot from wife, son (1)(extract)
