One day after the man, identified only as Zhou, saw the winnings deposited into his bank account, he transferred $290,000 to his older sister and about $100,000 to his ex-wife to help her buy an apartment, the Hangzhou Daily reported. When the man's wife, Lin, discovered what he'd done, she filed for divorce
It's not the only recent case in China of a lottery jackpot being hidden from a partner. In October 2022, a man in southern China won $32 million in the lottery. But he told the media that he planned not to tell his wife and child so they wouldn't become "conceited," the South China Morning Post reported