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Lotofácil Draw 3768: Three Winners Share Prize

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Lotofácil, one of Brazil's most popular lottery games, held its 3,768th draw on August 21, 2026. In this game, players choose 15 numbers from a possible 25, hoping to match the ones officially selected.

For this draw, three bets matched all the winning numbers and shared the top prize, which totaled around R$2 million. Each of the three winning bets earned more than R$561,000.

A bet in Lotofácil can be placed by a single person or by a group who buy a ticket together, splitting the winnings if they win. It is not yet known from the summary whether these three winning bets were made by individuals or groups.

Lotofácil is run by Caixa, the Brazilian government-owned bank that manages most of the country's lottery games. Draws happen almost every day, and millions of Brazilians take part regularly, hoping to win.

Winning the top prize in Lotofácil is rare, since it requires correctly guessing all 15 numbers among 25 possibilities. Because of this difficulty, prizes can grow large before being won, though in this case, three separate bets managed to match the winning numbers on the same draw.

Lottery winnings like this one often generate public interest in Brazil, both because of the sums of money involved and because they highlight how popular games like Lotofácil remain across the country.

Vocabulary5 words

lottery
a game where people pay money to try to win a prize by chance
draw
the event where winning numbers are picked
bets
tickets with chosen numbers used to try to win a lottery prize
prize
the money given to the winner of a competition or game
Caixa
a large Brazilian bank owned by the government

Quiz

1. How many numbers do Lotofácil players choose from 25?
2. What organization runs Lotofácil?
3. How much did each of the three winning bets earn?

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Lotofácil, one of Brazil's most popular _____ games, held its 3,768th draw on August 21, 2026.

Players choose 15 numbers from a possible _____.

Three bets matched all the winning numbers and shared the top _____, which totaled around R$2 million.

Each of the three winning bets earned more than R$_____.

A bet in Lotofácil can be placed by a single person or by a _____ who buy a ticket together.

Lotofácil is run by _____, the Brazilian government-owned bank.

Draws happen almost every _____, and millions of Brazilians take part.

Winning the top prize is rare, since it requires correctly guessing all 15 numbers among 25 _____.

Discussion questions

  1. Why do you think lottery games like Lotofácil are so popular in Brazil?
  2. Would you rather win a lottery prize alone or share it with a group? Why?
  3. Do you think government-run lotteries like this one are a good idea? Why or why not?
  4. What would you do if you won more than R$561,000 in a lottery?

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