PCSO announced on Jthat a lone bettor from Sorsogon bagged P163,921,759.20 during the Grand Lotto 6/55 Wednesday draw. Shelling out P140 for tickets, the bettor played the combination12-8-45-53-41-55 for the win. The winners, a 72-year-old retiree from Southern Leyte and a 37-year-old factory worker from Tanay, Rizal, both went home with P150.2 million each.Ī lucky player from Cabanatuan City won the P136,855,753.28 jackpot of the Grand Lotto Wednesday draw held on May 9, 2012. The numbers were taken from the man’s wedding anniversary and his children’s birthdays.ĭuring the February 23 draw, two winners shared the Grand Lotto 6/55 jackpot prize of P300,150.554.40 after picking the winning combination of 10-20-11-16-28-14. This was the second biggest jackpot won after the P741-million jackpot hit in 2010.Īccording to PCSO, the man paid only P20 for a single ticket and entered with the winning combination 5-9-19-26-30-45. On June 1, 2011, the life of a barangay tanod (village security volunteer) from Las Piñas changed overnight after he won the Grand Lotto 6/55 jackpot prized at P356,552,917.20. On the final draw night alone, sales for the Grand Lotto draw reached P266 million. According to then PCSO chair Margarita Juico, the jackpot prize boosted ticket sales. The Grand Lotto began since May that year. The prize was claimed in December that year. The winner was a 60-year-old Filipino male residing in New York, who bought the ticket at Royal Duty Free Mall in Subic, Olongapo a day before the draw. This was the biggest jackpot prize recorded so far in the history of PCSO.
Need a little inspiration? Here is a rundown of the biggest jackpot prizes won in recent years:Īfter several weeks of suspense over the piling jackpot prize, a lone bettor from Olongapo City, Zambales, became P741,176,323.20 richer on November 29, 2010, for getting the right combination of 11-16-42-47-31-37 in the Grand Lotto 6/55. While the chances of winning the jackpot are slim ( one in 40,475,358 in the Ultra Lotto), several lucky players have tried their luck and succeeded – bringing home hundreds of millions from lotto games. The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) considers this as its biggest and richest draw to date.
MANILA, Philippines – Trying one’s luck by betting on lotto draws has long been a part of Filipino culture.Īs of Tuesday, October 2, Filipinos continued to flock lotto outlets as the Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot prize hit P800-million during the draw last September 30.
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