SOMEONE in Singapore has beaten the one in 16 million odds, for the first time in two years, to win the monthly Singapore Sweep's Super Sweep prize.
However, the person with the winning ticket has yet to come forward to claim the $1.55 million kitty after almost two weeks.
The winner has 90 days from the date of the draw on Sept 2 to collect his winnings, after which the money will be donated to charities or used to support sports or community causes under Singapore Pools' parent company, the Singapore Totaliser Board.
Singapore Pools first added the Super Sweep prize to its monthly Singapore Sweep in September 2007 to spice up the popular lottery game, which has been around since 1969.
A total of 48,134 prizes of varying amounts are at stake every month.
Each Singapore Sweep ticket, which costs $3, has a seven-digit number and a letter.
The Super Sweep prize is more difficult to win because the letter at the end of the seven digits also has to match.
The Super Sweep prize money starts at $300,000 each month, but a certain amount is rolled over if it is not won.
The $1.55 million prize had snowballed over 10 months.
The previous time a winning combination was drawn in the Super Sweep, the ticket was not sold, and the prize money of $1.8 million then went to various charities and causes.
