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Man wins lottery, divorces wife, then picks up winnings | Man wins lottery, divorces wife, then picks up winnings |
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A man who won half a million pounds in China's national lottery promptly divorced his wife - before collecting his winnings the next day. | A man who won half a million pounds in China's national lottery promptly divorced his wife - before collecting his winnings the next day. |
Liu Xiang found out he had scooped 4.6 million yuan (£467,000) in February, but proceeded to initiate the divorce with his wife, Yuan Li, without telling her about his win and picked up his money a day later. | Liu Xiang found out he had scooped 4.6 million yuan (£467,000) in February, but proceeded to initiate the divorce with his wife, Yuan Li, without telling her about his win and picked up his money a day later. |
His ex-wife sued him for half of the sum after learning of his windfall and a court ordered him to pay her a quarter of the winnings from the ticket he purchased on Chinese New Year’s Eve, according to The Times. | His ex-wife sued him for half of the sum after learning of his windfall and a court ordered him to pay her a quarter of the winnings from the ticket he purchased on Chinese New Year’s Eve, according to The Times. |
The relationship between Mr Liu and his wife had started to break down in June 2013, South China Morning Post reported. | The relationship between Mr Liu and his wife had started to break down in June 2013, South China Morning Post reported. |
She granted him the divorce after Mr Liu, from Chonging city in the south west of the country, offered to pay off their debts worth £35,000 (250,000 yuan). | She granted him the divorce after Mr Liu, from Chonging city in the south west of the country, offered to pay off their debts worth £35,000 (250,000 yuan). |
And she would have remained in the dark about her husband’s win had a friend not phoned to congratulate the couple, according to the Chongqing Morning Post. | And she would have remained in the dark about her husband’s win had a friend not phoned to congratulate the couple, according to the Chongqing Morning Post. |
Mr Liu told Chongqing TV it was merely a coincidence he had claimed his win the following day, but was ordered to pay his wife around £120,000 (1.15 million yuan), The Times reported. | Mr Liu told Chongqing TV it was merely a coincidence he had claimed his win the following day, but was ordered to pay his wife around £120,000 (1.15 million yuan), The Times reported. |
China's state-run lottery has been running since 1987, with ticket sales rising in recent years. | China's state-run lottery has been running since 1987, with ticket sales rising in recent years. |
"As living conditions have improved, Chinese people have wanted to have more fun, to have a wider range of experiences. A stronger desire to gamble is part of that," Cheng Haiping, a professor with the China lottery research centre at Beijing Normal University told the Financial Times in 2013. | "As living conditions have improved, Chinese people have wanted to have more fun, to have a wider range of experiences. A stronger desire to gamble is part of that," Cheng Haiping, a professor with the China lottery research centre at Beijing Normal University told the Financial Times in 2013. |
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