Lottery Winners in Brazil's Mega-Sena Draw 3071
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Brazil's national lottery, Mega-Sena, held its 3071st draw on Sunday, October 18, and several players around the country won prizes.
In the state of Sergipe, a number of bets correctly matched four numbers, a result known as the quadra. These winning bets secured prize money for their players, and several cities across Sergipe were among the winners.
In Mauá, a city in São Paulo state, a group of friends or coworkers who played together in a bolão had great luck. Their shared bet won R$294,000, a significant amount that will likely be split among the group's members.
Meanwhile, in the Federal District, home to Brazil's capital, BrasÃlia, one bet matched five numbers out of six, a result called the quina. This bet alone brought in R$58,800 for the player or players involved.
Mega-Sena is one of the most popular lottery games in Brazil, with draws held multiple times a week. Players choose numbers and can win different prize tiers depending on how many numbers match the official draw. The jackpot, or top prize, goes to whoever matches all six numbers, known as the sena, but smaller prizes like the quadra and quina are still common and can be worth a considerable sum.
It is unclear whether any bet in this particular draw matched all six numbers for the main jackpot, but the quadra and quina winners across Sergipe, Mauá, and the Federal District made for a notable round of results.
Vocabulary10 words
- lottery
- a game where people guess numbers to win money
- draw
- the event where winning numbers are picked
- quadra
- a win with four correct numbers
- bolão
- a shared ticket played by a group of people
- quina
- a win with five correct numbers
- jackpot
- the biggest prize in a game
- sena
- a win with all six correct numbers
- prize
- money given to a winner
- bet
- the numbers a player chooses and pays for
- state
- a large region or area within a country
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1. They won R$294,000 through a shared bolão bet 2. Matching five numbers 3. False
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Brazil's national lottery, Mega-Sena, held its _____ draw on Sunday, October 18.
In the state of _____, a number of bets correctly matched four numbers.
This result is known as the _____.
In Mauá, a group played together in a _____.
Their shared bet won R$_____.
In the Federal District, one bet matched five numbers, a result called the _____.
This bet alone brought in R$_____ for the player or players involved.
The _____, or top prize, goes to whoever matches all six numbers.
It is unclear whether any bet matched all six numbers for the main _____.
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