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1.媒體來源: BBC
2.記者署名: BBC
3.完整新聞標題:
South Africa's lottery probed as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 drawn and 20 win
4.完整新聞內文:
An unusual sequence of numbers drawn in South Africa's national
lottery has sparked accusations of fraud after 20 people won a
share of the jackpot.
Tuesday's PowerBall lottery saw the numbers five, six, seven,
eight and nine drawn, while the PowerBall itself was, you have
guessed it, 10.
The organisers say the sequence is often picked. But some have
alleged a scam and an investigation is under way.
It is extremely rare for multiple winners to share the jackpot.
The organisers said 20 people purchased a winning ticket and won
5.7m rand ($370,000; 278,000) each.
Another 79 ticketholders won 6,283 rand each for guessing the
sequence from five up to nine but missing the PowerBall.
The chances of winning South Africa's PowerBall lottery are one in
42,375,200 - the number of different combinations when selecting
five balls from a set of 50, plus an additional bonus ball from a
pool of 20.
The odds of the draw resulting in the numbers seen in Tuesday's
televised live event are the same as any other combination.
Competitions resulting in multiple winners are rare, but this may
have something to do with this particular sequence.
"Congratulations to toni ght's 20 winners of the PowerBall draw,"
lottery operator Ithuba tweeted, adding: "These numbers may be
unexpected, but we see many players opt to play these sequences."
On Wednesday, people took to social media to share their thoughts.
One Twitter user, Mr Tee, alleged a "scam". Another user, Lungaz,
suggested there was "absolutely no way in hell that's a
coincidence".
Others called for an inquiry into Tuesday's winning lottery result
and the competition's regulator, South Africa's National
Lotteries Commission (NLC), said it would investigate the draw,
which it called unprecedented.
A spokesman for NLC, Ndivhuho Mafela, said the body would review
the incident and report its findings.
5.完整新聞連結 (或短網址):
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55154525
6.備註:
南非最新一期 Power Ball 樂透開出 5,6,7,8,9+10 連號。
這期一共20注選了這組合中頭獎。
雖然理論上這只是所有可能組合的一種，但在 twitter 上有人質疑這結果是詐欺。
南非政府也將派人審查這次的開獎流程。