TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s receipt lottery numbers for May and June were announced Thursday (July 25).

The winning number of the NT$10 million (US$310,000) Special Prize for the May-June edition of the lottery is 86396830. The winning number for the NT$2 million Grand Prize is 53267964.

The winning numbers for the First Prize are 39635796, 98978859, and 55566054. If all the digits on a receipt match any of these three sets of numbers in the right order, the prize is NT$200,000.

NT$40,000 is won if the last seven numbers match, and NT$10,000 is won if the last six match. If the last five match, the prize is NT$4,000.

NT$1,000 is won if the last four numbers match, and NT$200 is won if the last three match. Winners for the May-June round of the receipt lottery can collect their prizes between Aug. 6 and Nov. 5, 2024.

Formally known as the Uniform Invoice Lottery, the sweepstake was introduced in 1951 to encourage businesses to issue receipts, which allowed the government to better collect tax revenue.

As the Ministry of Finance’s official Uniform Invoice Lottery song goes: “Receipts are good and great, patriotic and winning, if the boss doesn’t issue them, he may lose face, if customers don’t ask for them, tax may be lost.”

“If everyone asks for receipts, the country will be strong. Everyone loves the Uniform Invoice.”