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Record lottery jackpot nets Novosibirsk winner $4.7 million

The previous largest win stood at over $2.6 million

NOVOSIBIRSK, February. /TASS/. A lucky player in Siberian city Novosibirsk has won Russia's largest lottery jackpot - 358 million rubles (over $4.7 million).

"On February 27, a participant of the Russian lottery ‘Gosloto’ won the largest lottery jackpot. He has not taken the prize yet," organizers said.

The previous largest win was claimed by a citizen of Nizhny Novgorod, bagging 202 million rubles (more than $2.6 million).