2 winners hit lotto 6/42, 6/58
TWO jackpot winners from separate Lotto draws finally claimed their winnings at the PCSO main office in Mandaluyong City recently.
The first claimant, a 42-year-old resident from Iloilo City, bagged the Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot prize worth ₱49,500,000, with the winning combination 24-39-31-19-42-13, drawn on January 20.
According to the new winner, he barely plays the Lotto, and has only started using the winning combination last month, saying, “Kung para sayo, mapupunta sa’yo. Madalang ako tumaya sa lotto. Madalas, yung asawa ko naman yung tumataya. Pero hindi ko akalain na sa loob lamang ng isang buwan na pag aalaga ko sa mga numerong yun eh tatama sya. Hirap kami sa buhay kaya nagpapasalamat ako sa PCSO dahil dito.”
The second claimant, a 72-year-old retired worker from Pateros, Metro Manila also claimed on the same day his Lotto 6/42 jackpot winnings worth ₱25,490,659 with winning combination 31-41-29-25-20-08, drawn on January 31.
The winner mentioned that he has been a Lotto patron for 25 years and his winning combination was a lucky pick or machine-generated random numbers.
Pursuant to Republic Act No. 1169, winners have one year from the date of the draw to redeem their prizes, otherwise they will be forfeited and will form part of the PCSO Charity Fund.
