On October 20, Mr. Huynh Tan Minh - Head of the representative office of Gia Lai Lottery Company Limited in Quang Ngai province sent an invitation to Mr. P.D.L. (45 years old), residing in Ve Giang commune, Quang Ngai province, came to the office at 8:00 a.m. on October 21, 2025 to provide additional information on considering paying bonuses.
As reported by Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. P.D.L. (45 years old), residing in Ve Giang commune, owns a lottery ticket with a special prize of 2 billion VND but has not received a prize because the lottery ticket was torn.
Talking to reporters on October 19, Mr. P.D.L. said: on September 25, he bought a lottery ticket with the symbol K39-25 with the winning number of 996946 from Gia Lai Lottery Company Limited.
On the way home from work, Mr. L. took shelter from the rain and took out a cigarette from his pants bag to smoke. Due to a wet hand, he torn the lottery ticket. The torn part was in the middle of the lottery ticket, creating a hole.
On September 26, Mr. L.'s lottery ticket won a special prize worth 2 billion VND. On October 2, he brought the lottery ticket to the representative office of Gia Lai Lottery Company Limited in Quang Ngai province to complete the procedures to receive the prize.
Lottery tickets are accepted and transferred to the company's head office. On October 8, a representative of Gia Lai Lottery Company Limited invited Mr. L. to the company's representative office in Quang Ngai to work.
According to the minutes of the meeting, a representative of Gia Lai Lottery Company Limited said that the lottery ticket was torn partly in the middle and the torn part was lost. Therefore, the company determined that this lottery ticket is not eligible for a prize according to Circular No. 75 of the Ministry of Finance.
After that, Gia Lai Lottery Company Limited made a record to return the lottery ticket to Mr. L.
Disagreeing with the above conclusion, Mr. L. suggested that Gia Lai Lottery Company Limited establish a board to review and appraise lottery tickets to pay bonuses according to regulations.
Since then, Mr. L. has not received further feedback from the lottery company.
According to Mr. L., his family has 3 siblings, and he is not yet married. The younger brother and younger brother work far away, he stays at home as a construction worker and takes care of his parents who are over 70 years old.
His life was quite difficult, his mother was often sick. His mother is being treated at Quang Ngai General Hospital.
"Aids in low-income work, while my mother is seriously ill. I hope to receive the award to take care of my mother, Mr. L. shared.
According to Mr. L., although the lottery ticket was torn, the numbers and symbols were not affected, so they were still eligible for the prize.
On October 19, Mr. Truong Van Thieng, Director of Gia Lai Lottery Company Limited (Pleiku, Gia Lai province) said that he is coordinating with the authorities to check the validity of Mr. P.D.L's ticket to win the special prize of 2 billion VND.
