Seafarer wins lotto by betting numbers from ‘bingo’
A SEAMAN from Negros Occidental who picked his winning combination trough bingo recently claimed his prize at the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office in Mandaluyong City.
The seafarer was one of the two winners of the almost P74 million 6/45 Mega Lotto jackpot, which was drawn last February 1.
The lucky winner claimed half of the P73,481,247.20 jackpot prize, with a winning combination 37–29–42–21–27–05.
He is an avid patron of Lotto games since 2003, and according to him he got his winning number combination from a Bingo game.
“Twenty years na po akong tumataya ng lotto. Yung number na lumabas ay dalawang taon ko nang alaga. Naisipan ko po dati na kunin ang mga numbers sa Bingo. Ang ginawa ko po ay inilagay ko po sa isang bote yung number 1 to 45 saka po ako kumuha ng anim na numero at ‘yun po ang palagi kung tinatayaan na sa lotto. Salamat naman sa Diyos at natsambahan ko rin.” The winner said.
He added that he plans to put up his own business in Negros Occidental and to save part of his winnings in a bank for the future of his family.
On the same day, a 62-year-old retired government employee from Isabela claimed the jackpot prize of 5,940,000 he won from the Lotto 6/42 draw last February 2.
The lucky winner bought his ticket from a lotto outlet in Tumauini, Isabela. He said he picked his winning number combination 02 – 27 – 16 – 29 – 04 – 19 from the birthdates of his parents and children.
When asked about his plans for his winnings, he said: “’Yung napanalunan ko po ay para sa pag-aaral ng mga anak ko para maging maganda rin ang future nila. Gusto ko rin po mag-try ng business na may kinalaman sa farming kasi ‘yun po ang hilig ko at malakas na negosyo sa probinsya po namin.”
