Mystery ends as Xmas bumper winner surrenders ticket; wants to remain anonymous

TRIVANDRUM: Mystery ends as the lucky one who won the Xmas new year bumper lottery surrendered his ticket at the lottery office in Trivandrum. But adding more surprise, the person requested to not reveal his identity to the public, which the lottery department abided to. Not even an RTI can help find the person anymore. The lucky one intends to remain a covert crorepati.

The winning ticket with code XD 236433 was sold from Palakkad. The prize money is a whopping 16 crores. It has been found that the agent who sold the ticket goes by the name Madhususdanan. The prize money is the second highest in the history of the Kerala lottery department. After commission and 30% tax, the winner gets the rest of the moolah. The cost of a ticket was raised from Rs 300 to Rs 400 this year.