The absolute secret behind the mask of the Vietlott jackpot winner

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Dam, Deputy General Director of Vietlott, said that in addition to wearing masks, many winners carefully put on wigs before receiving their prizes to keep their identities absolutely secret.

The image of Jackpot winners wearing masks of Uncle Teu, Mickey Mouse, Superman, clowns, or mysterious facial makeup to receive tens to hundreds of billions of dong has become familiar in every Vietlott lottery award ceremony.

Before wearing a mask and going up to the podium to receive the prize money plaque, the winner received the money and recorded it being sealed at Vietlott.

There are also many rumors and public curiosity surrounding the winners and these humorous and mysterious masks. Why do the lucky winners have to be anonymous when claiming their prizes? Where do these masks come from? Are the masks prepared by the players or Vietlott? Besides wearing masks, what other makeup do winners have to wear?

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Dam, Deputy General Director of Vietlott, said the main purpose of the "Vietlott masks" is to keep information confidential because many winning customers are afraid of having their lives threatened if their identities are made public.

“Vietlott has no other intention than to ensure the safety of the winners,” said Mr. Nguyen Thanh Dam.

However, masks were not used by Vietlott from the beginning. According to Mr. Nguyen Thanh Dam, the first winner's life was turned upside down after his identity was made public, causing many troubles, so the player wanted to keep it a secret.

Currently, Vietlott's mask collection, according to Mr. Nguyen Thanh Dam, has about a few dozen masks, selected randomly, players have the right to choose the style, color... that suits them.

“Because most of the Vietlott winners are elderly, there is a need to choose masks that are suitable and not too childish,” Mr. Nguyen Thanh Dam shared.

According to Mr. Dam, although Vietlott has prepared, some winners still prefer to choose their own masks and Vietlott has no opinion on this.

“They want to protect their personal information, so we protect their legal rights,” said Vietlott's deputy general director.

In some cases where the prize value is not large, Mr. Dam said, Vietlott discussed with customers to make public their images and personal information when giving and receiving prizes, but the customers refused.

“Vietlott encourages customers not to wear masks when receiving their prizes, but fully respects the players’ decisions. Even for some prizes awarded, the value of the prize is not large, Vietlott kindly asked customers not to wear masks, at first they agreed but then decided not to,” said Vietlott Deputy General Director Nguyen Thanh Dam.

Mr. Dam also said that most Jackpot winners are often very nervous when they come to receive their prize. While waiting, they impatiently go in and out with quite tense faces. Some people, according to the representative of Vietlott, even have their relatives "wear wigs with long, carefully tied tails" before putting on masks to step forward to receive the prize board.

When asked about the overly careful security of prize winners' information, which has led many to suspect that it is possible to "impersonate the prize winner", Mr. Dam said "that is impossible".

“I would like to confirm that all Jackpot winners announced so far are real players, winning according to the regulations of Mega 6/45 as well as the law,” said Mr. Nguyen Thanh Dam.

According to Vietlott's Deputy General Director, in addition to the winner having to fill out all the information to complete the procedure, at the award ceremony, Vietlott always invites representatives of state management agencies to attend.

What's special is that the image information released only shows the prize being awarded to the customer wearing the mask, but in reality the entire award ceremony was recorded, from the moment the winner was not wearing the mask yet.

“We have sealed this data and are ready to provide it to the competent authorities so that it can be reviewed when needed,” affirmed Vietlott’s Deputy General Director.

According to VTC News