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 prize winners also carefully put on wigs before receiving their prizes to keep their identities absolutely secret.

The image of Jackpot winners wearing masks of Mr. Teu, Mickey Mouse, Superman, clowns or mysterious face makeup to receive tens to hundreds of billions of dong has become familiar in every Vietlott lottery awarding period.

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 revealed.

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

However, the masks were not used by Vietlott from the beginning. According to Mr. Nguyen Thanh Dam, the first prize winner, after his identity was made public, had his life turned upside down, 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 had prepared, some winners still preferred to choose their own masks and Vietlott had no opinion on this matter.

“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 the image and personal information when giving and receiving the prize 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 prizes is not large, Vietlott kindly asked customers not to wear masks, at first they agreed but later decided not to,” said Vietlott Deputy General Director Nguyen Thanh Dam.

Mr. Dam also said that most Jackpot winners are 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 Vietlott representative, even have their relatives "wear wigs with long, carefully tied tails" before putting on masks to step up to receive the prize board.

In response to the question of being too careful in protecting the information of prize winners, which has led many people to suspect that it is possible to "impersonate the prize winner", Mr. Dam said "that is impossible".

“I 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, starting 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