A Mega da Virada winning bet did not seek the prize and lost R $ 1,418,495.90. The deadline to redeem the amount was 90 days after the draw and was closed on Monday (31).
According to Caixa Econômica, the bet that forgot more than R $ 1.4 million was from a 56 quotas registered in the city of Osasco (SP).
The unrecode amount is fully passed on to the Higher Education Financing Fund (FIES), according to Law 13.756/18.
Mega da 2024, with a prize of R $ 635,486,165.38 – the largest in the history of the lottery – was held on December 31st. In all, 5 scholarships and 3 simple bets hit the six dozen drawn divided the prize, with R $ 79,435,770.67 for each.
In addition to the lucky ones who took the main prize, 2,201 Quina winning bets guaranteed $ 65,895.79.
Another 190,779 games that closed the court earned $ 1,086.04.
