MANILA, Philippines – Lotto bettors from Cebu, Quezon City and Cavite won more than P500 million in jackpot prizes over the weekend, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) announced yesterday.
PCSO general manager Jose Ferdinand Rojas II said a bettor from Quezon City won the jackpot of the 6/58 Ultra Lotto draw last Friday while a Cavite player hit the jackpot of the 6/45 Grand Lotto draw.
On Saturday, another bettor from Cebu City got the winning 6/55 Grand Lotto six-digit combination 13-35-24-09-06-53 that had a jackpot of P272,868,832.
The winning 6/55 Grand Lotto ticket was bought from a lotto outlet at a mall in Cebu City.
The 6/55 Grand Lotto draw is held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
The draw for the 6/58 Ultra Lotto, the biggest lotto online game in the PCSO’s history with a minimum jackpot of P50 million, is held every Friday and Sunday.
The 6/45 Mega Lotto draw, on the other hand, is held every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
The 6/58 Ultra Lotto winning combination – 20-55-14-22-18-30 –had a jackpot of P194,605,848 while the 6/45 Mega Lotto winning combination – 17-05-21-41-36-09 – had a jackpot of P31,175,776.
Aside from the jackpot winners, several other players won prizes for guessing five of the six-digit winning combination in the three lotto draws.