A resident of Reconquista, in the northern Santa Fe province, became the protagonist of the biggest luck strike of the year in the Quini 6 lottery: a bet placed in the Revancha mode awarded a gross prize of 8.881 billion pesos, a figure that unleashed celebrations in the city and disrupted the routine of businesses, gaming agencies, and local authorities.
According to Law 20.630, ARCA applies a 31% tax on 90% of the total winnings. In this case, the taxable base amounted to 7.992 billion pesos, on which the tax retention reached 2.477 billion pesos. Thus, the winner will ultimately receive a net amount of 6.403 billion pesos.
However, the euphoria was quickly tempered by the weight of the tax burden: nearly 2.5 billion pesos will be withheld by the Contests and Betting Collection Agency (ARCA), under the current tax scheme for extraordinary prizes.
The winning ticket, filled out manually and validated in an official agency in the city, matched the combination 06, 14, 18, 23, 35, and 39, numbers that sealed an unforgettable day for the bettor, whose identity will remain confidential until the verification process is concluded.
This case not only broke previous records but also once again exposed the inevitable balance between extraordinary luck and tax burden: a monumental prize that, before reaching the hands of the lucky one, leaves a multi-millionaire slice in the hands of the State.
For the officials of the Santa Fe Lottery, the record prize is a result of the accumulated growth of the Revancha pool, a modality that dedicates all its collection to the major prize, a mechanism that usually massively attracts players when the figures reach exceptional levels.
While Reconquista lived a night of improvised festivities and rising expectations, the tax calculation began to circulate with the same speed as the news of the prize. In Reconquista, however, no one expects the million-dollar fortune to remain without an owner: the local euphoria and the mobilization around the Sunday's result confirm that the winning ticket is already part of the collective imagination of a city that, for an instant, found itself at the center of the national map of chance.
According to historical records of the game, the highest prizes usually come from the Revancha modality, which requires an additional bet compared to the Traditional mode.
Officials of the Santa Fe Lottery recalled the case of January, when a bettor from Dolores won more than 2.7 billion pesos and saw their winnings reduced under the same tax criteria.
The magnitude of the retention—equivalent to 27.9% of the gross prize—once again reignited the debate on the tax pressure applied to gambling and its impact on extraordinary-scale prizes.
In the agency where the winning bet was registered, the hours after the draw were marked by the presence of onlookers, local media, and a much higher influx of players than usual.
Thus, the winner will finally receive a net of 6,403,201,000 pesos.
The official Quini 6 regulations establish a ninety-day period to claim prizes of this magnitude. After that period, unclaimed funds return to the managing entity.
Local merchants recognized that the expectation generated by a prize of this magnitude has immediate effects on the local economy, from real estate inquiries to movements in small businesses. However, specialists consulted warn that the bulk of that money will be quickly absorbed by the formal circuit through the tax scheme in force at the national level.
