Even Japanese residing in Japan bought tickets through friends who lived in Taiwan, or through sales agents in China and Singapore.
重獎誘惑下，彩票掀起台民及在台日人的購買熱潮，日本國內民眾也紛紛委請在台親友代為購買，甚至透過境外的中國、新加坡等地的代售機構購買，以高出面額的價格搶購。