On the final draw night alone, sales for the Grand Lotto draw reached P266 million. According to then PCSO chair Margarita Juico, the jackpot prize boosted ticket sales. The Grand Lotto began since May that year. The prize was claimed in December that year. The winner was a 60-year-old Filipino male residing in New York, who bought the ticket at Royal Duty Free Mall in Subic, Olongapo a day before the draw. This was the biggest jackpot prize recorded so far in the history of PCSO. Need a little inspiration? Here is a rundown of the biggest jackpot prizes won in recent years:Īfter several weeks of suspense over the piling jackpot prize, a lone bettor from Olongapo City, Zambales, became P741,176,323.20 richer on November 29, 2010, for getting the right combination of 11-16-42-47-31-37 in the Grand Lotto 6/55.

While the chances of winning the jackpot are slim ( one in 40,475,358 in the Ultra Lotto), several lucky players have tried their luck and succeeded – bringing home hundreds of millions from lotto games. The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) considers this as its biggest and richest draw to date. MANILA, Philippines – Trying one’s luck by betting on lotto draws has long been a part of Filipino culture.Īs of Tuesday, October 2, Filipinos continued to flock lotto outlets as the Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot prize hit P800-million during the draw last September 30.

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