A man surnamed Sun won a prize valued at 5 million yuan (US$625,000) on Monday, after more than a decade of purchasing lottery tickets with same numbers in Shantou, a port city in eastern Guangdong Province.

Sun said he had always used the same numbers since he started buying lottery tickets more than 10 years ago. The numbers have already helped him win some small prizes.

Sun said he would use the big prize to build a new house and help his 17-year-old son return to school. His son dropped out of school for two years due to poverty.

Shantou Metropolis News