JAPAN JUMBO HOMEPAGE PLAY NOW JAPAN RESULTS Here's another first from OSA - your chance to enter the SUMMER JUMBO DRAW... which could give you a chance at over US$531.8 Million in August 2009 Japan Jumbo Draw is the largest and highest paying amongst all Japanese Takara-kuji (literally translated as "treasure" or "fortune" ) Lotteries. Lotteries originated in Japan in the 1600s. They were banned and resurrected several times until being banned entirely in 1842. After more than a hundred years of absence, the Japanese love for gambling could no longer be restrained and lotteries were finally revived in 1945. Takara-kuji lotteries were used to rebuild the country and help stave off rapidly escalating inflation. With winning odds of 1 in 9 , and a total cash payout reaching over US$531.8 Million, Japan Summer Jumbo Draw is the richest Lottery in Asia. With the exception of the Spanish El Gordo Draw, it's the biggest individual Lottery Draw in the world! It's a Draw very few non-Japanese ever have the chance to win. Tickets are sold exclusively by the Mizuho Bank for a limited time period (dates vary each year). And because the Draw is so popular, Ticket sales stop as soon as all Tickets are sold... often before the announced sales period is over. This naturally leaves little opportunity for foreign players to take part. In fact, until late 2003, entry into the Japanese Jumbo Lottery Draw had never before been offered to players living overseas. DRAW DETAILS ...   Draw Green Jumbo Dream Jumbo Summer Jumbo Autumn Jumbo Year-End Jumbo Month Held March June August October December Total Cash Payout US$221 Million US$438 Million US$531.8 Million US$159 Million US$925 Million First Prizes 17 Prizes worth US$1.39 Million each 32 Prizes worth US$1.93 Million each 42 Prizes worth US$1.8 Million each 26 Prizes worth US$1.3 Million each 74 Prizes worth US$1.7 Million each Second Prizes 170 Prizes worth US$92,000 each 96 Prizes worth US$965,000 each 42 Prizes worth US$900,000 each 26 Prizes worth US$87,184 each 296 Prizes worth US$854,000 each Lower Division Prizes US$182 Million US$317 Million US$428 Million US$110 Million US$518 Million Prize Winners 19 Million 35 Million 46 Million 15 Million 82 Million Winning Odds 1-in-9 1-in-9 1-in-9 1-in-9 1-in-9