By: Mark Lester F. Tejada / Photos by: Arnold T. Ramos
Mandaluyong City – On February 6, 2023, two jackpot winners from separate Lotto draws finally claimed their winnings at the PCSO Main Office in Mandaluyong City.
The first claimant, a 42-year-old resident from Iloilo City, bagged the Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot prize worth ₱49,500,000.00, with the winning combination 24-39-31-19-42-13, drawn on January 20, 2023 at the PCSO Draw Court in Mandaluyong City.
In photo: Assistant General Manager for Gaming, Product Development and Marketing Sector (GPDMS) Arnel N. Casas (left) handed over the check amounting to ₱49,500,000.00 to the new winner of Ultra Lotto 6/58.
According to him, he barely plays the Lotto, and has only started using the winning combination last month, saying, “Kung para sa iyo, mapupunta sa’yo. Madalang ako tumaya sa lotto. Madalas, yung asawa ko naman yung tumataya. Pero hindi ko akalain na sa loob lamang ng isang buwan na pagaalaga ko sa mga numerong yun eh tatama sya. Hirap kami sa buhay kaya nagpapasalamat ako sa PCSO dahil dito.”
The second claimant, a 72-year-old retired worker from Pateros, Metro Manila also claimed on the same day his Lotto 6/42 jackpot winnings worth ₱25,490,659.00, with winning combination 31-41-29-25-20-08, drawn on January 31, 2023 at the PCSO Main Office.
In an interview, the winner mentioned that he has been a Lotto patron for 25 years and his winning combination is a lucky pick or machine-generated random numbers.
“Madalas, three (3) digits to four (4) digits lang ang tinatamaan ko. Noon pa man, naniniwala talaga ako na may nananalo at alam ko rin na nakakatulong sa kapwa ang parte ng sales mula sa taya namin o ng publiko. Eh ngayon, sobra po ang pasasalamat ko sa Panginoon at gayundin sa PCSO dahil sa edad kong ito ay nabigyan pa rin ako ng tsansa na mabago ang buhay.”, he said.
In photo: Assistant General Manager for GPDMS Arnel N. Casas (left) handed over the check amounting to ₱25,490,659.00 to the new winner of Lotto 6/42.
When asked how he intends to use his winnings, he responded, “Unang-una, ipagpapagawa o ipagpapaayos namin ng bahay. Pangalawa, magnenegosyo at yung iba, ilalagak muna sa bangko.”
Pursuant to Republic Act No. 1169, winners have one year from the date of the draw to redeem their prizes, otherwise they will be forfeited and will form part of the PCSO Charity Fund.
The general public is also reminded that prizes exceeding Php 10,000.00 are subject to a 20% final tax in accordance with the TRAIN LAW.
To claim the jackpot prizes, winners must write their names and affix their signatures at the back of their winning tickets, and present two (2) valid government IDs at the PCSO Main Office in Mandaluyong City.
Winning numbers and other details of PCSO games, products, and services can be viewed at the PCSO official website and the official FB page, and PCSO GOV channel on YouTube.
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