Cavite bettor wins P47.8-million lotto jackpot

MANILA, Philippines — A bettor in Cavite won the jackpot of the 6/49 Super Lotto drawn on Tuesday, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office said yesterday.

The bettor, who bought the winning ticket from a lotto outlet in Barangay Mabuhay, Carmona, hit the six-digit winning combination 29-17-09-19-28-04, which had a total jackpot of P47,841,537.

At least 50 other bettors won P13,740 each for guessing five of the winning numbers.

Meanwhile, the jackpot of the 6/58 Ultra Lotto is expected to further increase after nobody guessed the winning numbers drawn also on Tuesday. The winning combination, 53-10-52-19-08-58, had a jackpot of P406,162,932.

Thirty-five bettors who hit five of the winning numbers won P75,020 each.