1. Introduction to the text
This article discusses the remarkable occurrence of a single location in Busan winning the lottery’s first prize eight times. If one person was responsible for all of these wins, they would have won a staggering 12.7 billion won.
2. Vocabulary
| Korean Word | Romanization | English Meaning | Contextual Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 번호 | beonho | number | The winning numbers were 6 out of the 6 numbers drawn. |
| 당첨 | dangcheon | to win (a prize) | The first prize winner would receive 12.7 billion won if it was a single person. |
| 이다 | ida | to be | The bonus number was ’28’. |
| 부산 | Busan | Busan (city) | The location in Busan that won the lottery first prize 8 times is remarkable. |
| 1등 | ildeung | first prize | There were 17 first prize winners, each receiving 1.59 billion won. |
3. The main text in both Korean and English
부산의 한 곳에서 로또 1등이 8번이나 당첨되었다. 만약 1명이 모두 당첨되었다면 당첨금은 무려 127억 원이 된다.
A single location in Busan has won the lottery’s first prize 8 times. If it was a single person who won all of these, the total prize money would be a staggering 12.7 billion won.
보너스 번호는 ’28’이다. 당첨 번호 6개를 모두 맞힌 1등은 17건으로 각각 15억 9364만 3500원을 받는다.
The bonus number was ’28’. There were 17 first prize winners, each receiving 1.59 billion won.
당첨 번호 5개와 보너스 번호를 맞힌 2등은 86건으로 각각 5250만 3759원이 지급된다. 5개 번호에 적중한 3등은 3109건으로 145만 2340원을 받는다.
There were 86 second prize winners, each receiving 52.5 million won, who matched 5 numbers and the bonus number. There were 3,109 third prize winners, each receiving 1.45 million won, who matched 5 numbers.
당첨 번호 4개를 맞힌 4등(고정 당첨금 5만원)은 15만 5498건이다. 당첨 번호 3개가 일치한 5등(고정 당첨금 5000원)은 259만 6371건이다.
There were 155,498 fourth prize winners, each receiving a fixed prize of 50,000 won, who matched 4 numbers. There were 2,596,371 fifth prize winners, each receiving a fixed prize of 5,000 won, who matched 3 numbers.
1등 배출점은 자동 선택 7곳, 수동 선택 3곳이다.
The first prize winning locations were 7 auto-selection and 3 manual-selection spots.
4. Reading comprehension questions
- How many times has the first prize in the lottery been won from a single location in Busan?
- If one person was responsible for all of these first prize wins, how much would the total prize money be?
- How many first prize winners were there, and how much did each of them receive?
- How many second and third prize winners were there, and how much did they receive?
- What were the fixed prize amounts for the fourth and fifth prize winners, and how many winners were there in each category?
5. Cultural and historical notes
The lottery is a popular form of gambling in South Korea, with millions of people participating regularly. While winning the lottery’s first prize is an extremely rare occurrence, the fact that a single location in Busan has managed to do so eight times is truly remarkable and has captured the public’s attention.