An Giang Woman Wins Record VND199.6 Billion Mega 6/45 Jackpot, Gives VND5 Billion to Charity

Two Tickets Bought With a Remaining VND20,000 Win a Record Prize

A freelance worker in Vietnam's An Giang province has received a Mega 6/45 lottery Jackpot worth VND199,576,277,000 after using the remaining VND20,000 in her lottery account to buy two tickets with randomly selected numbers. Identified as V.N, she set two records, according to the Vietnam Computerized Lottery Company (Vietlott): the largest Jackpot awarded in Mega 6/45 history and the largest prize won by a woman across its lottery products.

Vietlott presented the prize from draw 01571 at a ceremony on October 12, identified in two reports as October 12, 2026. The company said it confirmed her ownership of the winning ticket by checking its lottery business database and her personal records. She bought the ticket through Vietlott's telephone distribution channel using a MobiFone subscription and the Vietlott SMS support application.

At the ceremony, which was also livestreamed, V.N allocated VND5 billion to social assistance activities through the Tam Tai Viet Fund. After the reported tax deduction and that contribution, approximately VND174.62 billion would remain.

The record needs a precise distinction: Vietlott described this as its biggest Mega 6/45 Jackpot and its biggest prize for a female player. Those statements do not establish that it was the largest prize ever awarded to any player across every Vietlott game.

A Routine Purchase Became an Unexpected Win

V.N was born in the 1990s and lives and works independently in An Giang. She began playing Vietlott's number selection lotteries about three years earlier after a friend introduced her to them. Her regular purchases include Mega 6/45, Power 6/55 and the quick draw game Lotto 5/35.

On the day of the winning draw, she checked the results of Lotto 5/35 tickets bought that morning while preparing a meal. Finding VND20,000 left in her account, she spent it on two Mega 6/45 tickets for the afternoon draw. The numbers were selected randomly, rather than chosen as part of a personal number strategy.

Accounts differ on the timing of that purchase. One places it at about 1 p.m., while another describes her preparing dinner and mentions the family's habit of eating late. Both describe the same sequence: checking earlier Lotto tickets, noticing the remaining balance and buying two Mega 6/45 tickets.

V.N also said she usually buys tickets when the Jackpot increases, hoping to try her luck. Her purchase history explains how she came to enter the draw, but it does not establish that random selection or buying during a larger Jackpot improves the chance of winning.

A Message at Dinner, Then Repeated Checks

The prize notification arrived while V.N and her husband were eating dinner. In the fuller account of that evening, she initially assumed it concerned a small prize and did not check immediately. Only after finishing her household work did she open her phone and discover the amount.

V.N, the winning customer and an An Giang freelancer, described her reaction to learning the value of the prize:

I was having dinner with my husband when my phone buzzed with a message. When I found out I had won nearly 200 billion VND, I was trembling and couldn't believe my eyes.

She also described her husband's initial response:

I told my husband right away, but he didn't dare believe me,

The accounts agree that the notification arrived during dinner and that the couple struggled to accept the result. They differ in how closely they connect the message with her discovery of the full prize: one account compresses the events, while others explicitly describe a delay until later that night.

The couple repeatedly compared the information with results on Vietlott's official website before believing the win was genuine. V.N then shared the news with family and relatives. Their checks were separate from Vietlott's subsequent verification of the ticket and her ownership.

How Much Remains After Tax and Charity?

The headline figure of VND199,576,277,000 is the prize before personal income tax. The tax treatment described for this award applies a 10% rate to the portion exceeding VND20 million. That means the calculation is not simply 10% of the entire Jackpot.

Subtracting the VND20 million threshold leaves a taxable amount of VND199,556,277,000. Applying the reported 10% rate produces tax of VND19,955,627,700, or about VND19.96 billion. The resulting amount after tax is VND179,620,649,300, approximately VND179.62 billion.

Vietlott said the tax is deducted when the prize is paid and submitted in An Giang, where V.N registered to participate. Descriptions putting the tax at more than VND19 billion, more than VND19.9 billion or approximately VND19.96 billion are different levels of rounding, rather than competing calculations.

Subtracting her VND5 billion charitable contribution from the amount after tax leaves VND174,620,649,300, approximately VND174.62 billion. The donation represents about 2.5% of the original prize, or about 2.8% of the amount after tax.

This distinction matters when comparing the award with the money available for her family's plans. The gross prize establishes the lottery record; the tax deduction and charitable contribution determine the remaining balance.

The Record Among Female Jackpot Winners

Vietlott identified V.N as the 23rd woman to win a Mega 6/45 Jackpot. It also counted her among 41 female customers who had won Jackpot prizes across Mega 6/45 and Power 6/55 at the time of the announcement. The combined figure refers to winners across the two products, not to 41 women who each won both games.

Pham Quang Huy, Vietlott's deputy general director, said the company had awarded Mega 6/45 Jackpots to 177 customers, including 23 women. Using those figures, women accounted for approximately 13% of the reported Mega 6/45 Jackpot winners.

That percentage describes the winners recorded by the company. Without figures for participation or ticket purchases by gender, it cannot explain differences in how often men and women play or their respective chances of winning.

The VND199.58 billion award placed V.N at the top of two stated categories. Vietlott did not give the previous Mega 6/45 record or the previous largest prize for a female customer, so the size of the increase over either earlier record cannot be calculated.

VND5 Billion for Social Assistance

V.N's contribution will support social assistance activities through the Tam Tai Viet Fund. The announcement did not identify individual recipients, specific projects or a timetable for spending her VND5 billion, so it should not be treated as funding already assigned to particular homes, schools or scholarships.

Vietlott said its social assistance activities, undertaken with lottery winners and the fund, had a combined value exceeding VND110 billion. The company listed support for 372 homes for families in need, almost VND12.5 billion for school construction, more than VND7 billion in scholarships and almost VND6 billion for areas affected by natural disasters.

The company also listed 4,549 health insurance cards given to lottery ticket sellers. Those figures describe the wider program, not projects financed specifically by V.N's new contribution.

Her donation is equal to about 4.5% of VND110 billion, showing its scale against the stated benchmark. However, the company described the cumulative total as exceeding that amount and did not make clear whether her contribution was already included. It would therefore be misleading to present an exact share or add VND5 billion to produce a new confirmed total.

Savings First, With Plans to Keep Working

V.N said the money arrived too unexpectedly for her family to have a detailed spending plan. Her immediate intention is to deposit it in savings and discuss with her family how to use it effectively. She also said she would continue working as a freelancer.

No specific investment, property purchase or business venture has been announced. The confirmed decisions are narrower: a savings plan, continued work and the VND5 billion charitable contribution. The size of the remaining balance does not establish what income it will earn, because no bank, deposit term or interest rate has been disclosed.

The sequence of events reported around the award is:

• About three years before the win: A friend introduced V.N to Vietlott's number selection games.
• On the winning draw day: She bought two Mega 6/45 tickets using the VND20,000 remaining in her account.
• That evening: A prize message arrived during dinner, followed by repeated checks with her husband.
• October 12, identified in two reports as 2026: Vietlott presented the draw 01571 Jackpot and V.N announced her charitable contribution.

The calendar date of draw 01571 is not stated in the accounts. The award ceremony date should therefore not be assumed to be the date she bought the tickets or learned she had won.

A Separate Power 6/55 Jackpot Was Still Growing

The award announcement also drew attention to Power 6/55, another game V.N regularly plays. Vietlott put that game's Jackpot 1 above VND136.7 billion as of October 10, with a draw scheduled for the evening of October 13.

Another account accompanying the award put Power 6/55 Jackpot 1 at VND140 billion without specifying an equivalent measurement time. The figures may reflect updates at different times, but they cannot be treated as a single confirmed balance for the same moment. Neither figure refers to the Mega 6/45 prize already awarded to V.N.

Vietlott said its draws are supervised by the Lottery Supervision Council and broadcast live on TodayTV-SCTV2 and its official channels. That statement concerns draw oversight. Verification of V.N's claim separately involved the company's business records and her personal documentation. No result for the scheduled October 13 Power 6/55 draw was given.

Key Points

• V.N, an An Giang freelancer born in the 1990s, won VND199,576,277,000 in Mega 6/45 draw 01571.
• She bought two randomly selected tickets with VND20,000 remaining in her account through Vietlott SMS using a MobiFone subscription.
• Vietlott described the prize as the largest Mega 6/45 Jackpot and the largest award to a female player in its history.
• The reported tax calculation leaves approximately VND179.62 billion after tax.
• Her VND5 billion contribution through the Tam Tai Viet Fund leaves approximately VND174.62 billion.
• She plans to save the money, discuss its use with her family and continue freelance work.
• She is the 23rd female Mega 6/45 Jackpot winner and one of 41 women to win Jackpots across Mega 6/45 and Power 6/55.