Lottery Winners in Brazil's Mega-Sena Draw 3071
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Mega-Sena is a big lottery game in Brazil. People buy tickets and choose numbers. On Sunday, there was a new draw. It was draw number 3071.
Some players picked the right numbers. They got four correct numbers. This is called a quadra. People in Sergipe won money this way.
A group of players in Mauá also won. They played together. This is called a bolão. Their group won 294 thousand reais.
In the Federal District, one bet got five correct numbers. This is called a quina. That player won 58.8 thousand reais.
Many people in Brazil play Mega-Sena every week. They hope to win a big prize. This week, several players and groups had good luck.
Vocabulary15 words
- lottery
- a game where you pick numbers to try to win money
- draw
- the moment when winning numbers are chosen
- quadra
- getting four numbers right in the lottery
- bolão
- a group of people who play the lottery together
- reais
- the money used in Brazil
- quina
- getting five numbers right in the lottery
- ticket
- a small paper you buy to play a game
- prize
- money or a gift you win
- numbers
- signs like 1, 2, 3 used to count
- group
- many people together
- money
- what people use to buy things
- week
- seven days
- player
- a person who plays a game
- correct
- right; not wrong
- win
- to get a prize in a game
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1. A lottery game in Brazil 2. They won together and got 294 thousand reais 3. False
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Mega-Sena is a big _____ game in Brazil.
On Sunday, there was a new _____. It was draw number 3071.
Some players picked the right numbers. They got four correct numbers. This is called a _____.
A group of players in Mauá also won. They played together. This is called a _____.
Their group won 294 thousand _____.
In the Federal District, one bet got five correct numbers. This is called a _____.
That player won 58.8 thousand _____.
Many people in Brazil play Mega-Sena every _____.
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