Overview
- The 1707th ‘Russkoye Loto’ draw awarded the New Year Billion to three participants, paying 333,333,333 rubles each in the first three-way split reported by the lottery.
- Stoloto said the winning tickets for the top prize were purchased in Tyumen, Sverdlovsk and Novosibirsk regions, according to preliminary information.
- A separate 100 million-ruble prize in the same draw went to a ticket bought as part of a gift set in Lipetsk Oblast, with the win recorded on the 54th move.
- The National Lottery said the New Year ‘Mechtallion’ draw created 66 millionaires, including two winners of 58 million rubles each with tickets from St. Petersburg and Tomsk Oblast.
- Organizers reported a ‘Mechtallion’ prize fund topping 1.5 billion rubles and more than 10 million winners nationwide, and said the Russkoye Loto top prize had a greater than 60% chance of a single winner versus roughly 40% for a split.