MANILA - Three bettors bagged the jackpot prizes in two separate lotto draws on Monday, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said Tuesday. In an advisory, the PCSO said a bettor guessed the winning combination 09-08-05-01-30-52 during the Grand Lotto 6/55 draw with a total prize of PHP75,248,476. The ticket was purchased in Novaliches, Quezon City. A total of 34 other bettors who guessed five out of the six winning combinations won PHP100,000 each, the PCSO said. About 1,764 bettors got PHP1,500 each for getting four of the winning combinations while 29,952 bettors won PHP60 each for guessing three right combinations. The Grand Lotto is drawn every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Meanwhile, two bettors from San Pablo, Laguna guessed the winning combination 25-04-11-35-15-09 in the Mega Lotto 6/45 draw. They will split the total prize of PHP11,631,365. A total of 57 bettors won PHP32,000 each for guessing five out of the six winning digits; 2,190 will get PHP1,000 each for
(Photo courtesy of PCSO) MANILA - A 63-year-old woman from Davao del Sur province literally got more than a pension fund and retirement plan after winning the Lotto 6/42 jackpot draw last Jan. 17. In a statement on Wednesday, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said the woman claimed the Lotto 6/42 grand prize - a whopping lottery jackpot prize of PHP35.3 million at its main office in Mandaluyong City. The winner guessed the draw's winning combination of 34-24-02-06-33- 07. The senior citizen said she has never worked in her life as she needed to care for her family, including her grandchildren. Her only source of income is his late husband's Social Security System (SSS) pension and every Sunday, she serves as a lector commentator at church. During the interview, she stated that the only numbers she has been paying attention to are 07 and 02 because her birthday is on July 2, while the other four numbers, 34-24- 06, and 33, just came to mind and she began to shade
MANILA - The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) announced that it has provided PHP157 million worth of aid to 21,954 Filipinos through its Medical Assistance Program (MAP) last January. The agency said the funds released through the MAP covers requests for fund augmentation for confinement, dialysis injection, cancer treatment, hemodialysis, laboratory, diagnostic, and imaging procedures, and implant and medical devices, among others. PCSO chairman Junie Cua said Monday the agency will continue with its mandate to help poor Filipinos in their medical and health needs. "Makakaasa po ang ating mga kababayan na patuloy tayong gumagawa ng mga paraan upang mas marami pang Pilipino ang ating mapaglingkuran (Our compatriots can hope that we continue to work on ways to serve more Filipinos)," he said in a statement. The PCSO, which is under the Office of the President, is the government's main arm for raising and providing funds for health programs, medical assistance a
MANILA - Two bettors who bagged the jackpots of two recent separate Lotto draws plan to use their winnings to put up a small business and fund their children's education. In a statement on Friday, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said a former migrant worker from Makati City claimed half of the PHP73 million jackpot of the Feb. 1 Mega Lotto 6/45 draw that yielded a winning combination 37-29-42-21-27-05. The other winner is from La Carlota City, Negros Occidental. "Iyong bet slip na ginagamit ko meron ng shade iyong mga alaga kong numero hindi ko na pinapalitan yun, tuwing tataya ako sa Lotto iyon ng iyon ang binibigay ko sa teller tapos itatago ko uli sa wallet ko para kinabukasan kasi tataya ako uli, para hindi na rin ako nahihirapan sa pag shade uli (That bet slip that I use has a shade, those are my usual numbers, I don't change them anymore. Every time I place a bet in the Lotto that is what I give to the teller and then I keep it in my wallet again for
(Photo courtesy of PCSO) MANILA - An entrepreneur from Cagayan de Oro City who became an instant millionaire after winning the Grand Lotto 6/55 jackpot on Jan. 7 plans to donate a portion of his prize to flood victims in Mindanao. "Ipang-pupuhunan ko ito sa aking business at sa wakas meron na din budget para sa pagpapakasal namin ng aking fiance. Pagkakataon ko na po i-share yung biyaya na natanggap ko. Gusto ko po tulungan yung mga binaha po sa amin lalo na po yung mga taga Misamis Occidental (I will invest this in my business and finally have a budget for our wedding. It's my chance to share the grace I received. I want to help those who were flooded in our area, especially those from Misamis Occidental)," the winner said in a statement released by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Thursday. The businessman claimed half of the PHP142.5 million jackpot prize at the PCSO main office in Mandaluyong City. The winning tickets were bought in Calamba City, La