Staff writer, with CNAA New Taipei City man on Thursday won NT$2 million (US$66,653) in a scratch-card lottery after touching a gold brick on display at the city’s Gold Museum earlier in the day, the seller of the winning ticket said. The man, who appeared to be in his 50s, has frequently bought tickets at the Yawu lottery store in Ruifang District (瑞芳) and bought several on Thursday after visiting the museum, one of the store clerks said. “I touched the huge gold brick at the Gold Museum, and after being blessed, I had a hunch that I would win a prize if I bought a lottery ticket,” the clerk quoted the man as saying. The 220.30kg brick is one of the big attractions at the museum, which focuses on Taiwan’s gold-mining history. She bought tickets on Monday at a lottery store in New Taipei City’s Lujhou District (蘆洲) after she received her year-end bonus.

Source: Taipei Times January 24, 2020 15:56 UTC