A FATHER and his son from San Pablo City, Laguna both won the P11.6 million Mega Lotto 6/45 jackpot prize drawn on Feb. 27, according Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)

According to the son the lucky digits wer” combinations of birth dates and ages of their family members.”

“Yun pong mga numbers na itinaya ng Daddy ko ay mga dates po ng mga birthdays po namin at age ko po which is 35, ” he said.

Meanwhile, the father said that he bought two lotto tickets with the same combination and gave the other one to his son with the hope of sharing the jackpot prize with him if the numbers ever win.

“Meron akong pinuntahan sa may Plaza, tumaya ako ng 1pm tapos pagbalik ko sa sasakyan ko bandang 3pm tumaya ulit ako ng parehong number. Paguwi ko sa bahay ibinigay ko sa kanya,” he said.

He was also a firm believer in his horoscope for 2023, which was why he kept on playing the lottery.

The father and son winners plan on saving their winnings at the bank in the meantime.

The PCSO reminded that prizes exceeding P10,000 are subject to a 20 percent tax per the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law.

Also, prizes not claimed within one year from the date of the draw shall be considered forfeited.

Meanwhile a 49-year-old lucky winner of if the Grand Lotto 6/55 game drawn on February 27, 2023, bagged his winnings worth 75,248,476.20

The winner got the winning combination 09-08-05-01-30-52 ,he played in one of the lotto outlets located in Novaliches, Quezon City, which he said he got from random phone numbers in his contact list.

He has been playing the PCSO lotto games for over 25 years and believes that everyone’s lucky moment will come at the perfect time.

“Noon pa man, naniniwala na po talaga ako sa lotto kasi dalawang beses na po akong nanalo ng five (5) digits. Madalas naman hindi rin ako nakakataya kasi walang budget pero hindi po ako nawawalan ng pag-asa dahil alam kong may swerte pa ring darating sa atin. At ito na nga po yun. Salamat po.”

When asked what he does for a living and what he intends to do with his winnings, he said, “Ngayon po kasi wala akong trabaho. Hindi po kasi sapat ang kita [doon] sa restaurant na pinanggalingan ko kaya naghahanap-hanap ako. Ngayon, napakalaking pera nitong hawak ko at ang magiging trabaho ko ay gamitin ito ng tama. Negosyo at lupa po siguro ang uunahin ko at itutulong ko rin po sa mga kamag-anak ko.”

The Grand Lotto 6/55 game is drawn every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday via live telecast on PTV-4 at 9 p.m.