No Winner for Quina Jackpot, But Four Players in Paraná Win Up to R$60,000
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Brazil's Quina lottery held its draw number 7145 on Sunday, October 18.
No one matched all five numbers, so the jackpot was not won.
The jackpot has now grown to R$51 million for the next draw.
However, four bets placed in the state of Paraná came very close.
These four bets matched four out of five numbers, missing the top prize by just one.
This result is called an almost-win or 'quadra' in Portuguese lottery terms.
Even though they did not win the main prize, these bets still earned good money.
Each of the four Paraná bets won up to R$60,000.
The news report lists the specific cities where these winning bets were placed.
This shows that lottery luck was shared across different parts of Paraná.
The Quina is a popular Brazilian lottery where players choose five numbers.
If a player matches fewer than five numbers, they can still win smaller prizes.
Because nobody won the full jackpot this time, the prize money rolls over.
This means the next draw will offer an even bigger reward.
Lottery fans across Brazil will now wait to see who wins next.
Many people play the Quina every week, hoping for a life-changing win.
The game is run by Brazil's federal lottery system, Caixa.
Vocabulary10 words
- lottery
- a game where you pick numbers to try to win money
- jackpot
- the biggest prize in a lottery game
- bet
- the ticket or numbers a person plays with
- almost-win
- when you get close to winning but not fully
- draw
- the event when winning numbers are picked
- prize
- money given to a winner
- state
- a large region of a country
- roll over
- when unclaimed prize money is added to the next round
- match
- to have the same numbers as the winning ones
- federal
- belonging to the whole national government
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Answer key
1. Four 2. Because nobody won the jackpot this time 3. False
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Brazil's Quina lottery held its draw number _____ on Sunday, October 18.
No one matched all five numbers, so the _____ was not won.
The jackpot has now grown to R$ _____ million for the next draw.
However, four bets placed in the state of _____ came very close.
These four bets matched _____ out of five numbers, missing the top prize by just one.
Each of the four Paraná bets won up to R$ _____.
The news report lists the specific _____ where these winning bets were placed.
The Quina is a popular Brazilian lottery where players choose _____ numbers.
Because nobody won the full jackpot this time, the prize money _____.
The game is run by Brazil's federal lottery system, _____.
Discussion questions
- Have you ever played a lottery or a similar game of chance?
- Why do you think lotteries are popular in many countries?
- What would you do if you won a large sum of money?
- Do you think it is fair that lottery jackpots roll over when nobody wins?
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