Winner of bet that won R$ 80 million in Mega Sena in Porto Alegre collects prize

The winner of the simple bet that won over R$ 80 million in Mega Sena in Porto Alegre attended Caixa Econômica Federal on Monday (30) to claim the prize. The information was confirmed by the institution on Tuesday. The exact value of R$ 80,688,743.70 is deposited within two working days. The winner had up to 90 days to claim the prize. The bettor placed the bet at Lotérica A 99, located on Azenha Avenue. The numbers drawn in draw 2,920, held in São Paulo on Saturday (27), were 08 – 12 – 16 – 19 – 31 – 58. The last time the main prize had gone to the Capital was in May 2017, with R$ 3.3 million. In addition to the winner of the million-dollar prize, 117 other bets matched five numbers and won R$ 28,705.88 each, while 6,677 tickets got four numbers, guaranteeing R$ 829.13. The next draw, to be held on Tuesday, has an estimated prize of R$ 3.5 million. Eight years of waiting Despite the game’s tradition, the last time a bet placed in Porto Alegre won the Mega Sena’s top prize was in 2017 – when a ticket secured R$ 3.3 million. Since then, no ticket from the Capital had hit the six numbers. From 2007 to now, Porto Alegre counts nine winning bets of the Mega Sena main prize, according to Caixa Econômica Federal’s data. The highest amount was precisely the one recorded this weekend. Prior to that, the largest prizes in the city had been in 2014 (R$ 29.2 million) and in 2015 (R$ 16.5 million and R$ 13.9 million in two different draws).