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14 million dollars: The biggest jackpot in Turkish history! 

14 million dollars: The biggest jackpot in Turkish history! 

July 30, 2024

In the Çılgın Sayısal Loto lottery, organized by the National Lottery Organization, the jackpot, which was played for several weeks, reached a record amount and finally found its holder. The man who correctly guessed 6 lucky numbers won a jackpot of 460,913,735 lire (almost $14 million). This win was the biggest jackpot in the history of gambling in Turkey. The name and city of the winner is not disclosed.

The previous record jackpot was won in a New Year’s Eve National Lottery draw on the night of 31 December 2023, and amounted to 400 million lire (over $12 million). 

 

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