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MANILA, Philippines -- A lucky bettor from Luzon has just become the country’s newest multi-millionaire after winning more than P249 million during Sunday night’s record-setting SuperLotto draw.

“Our database showed that we have a single winner for tonight’s draw,” Larry Cedro, spokersperson of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), said in a mobile phone interview.

The winning six-number combination was 47-32-1-46-15-29.

“The winner is from Luzon but we still cannot tell from what province or what lotto outlet the winner placed the bet,” he added.

The jackpot prize for the 6/49 lotto draw reached P249,005,120.40 after nobody picked the right number combination in the past 16 draws. Sunday night’s draw was the 17th since the first was held in January 17.

Aside from the lucky jackpot prize winner, 58 lotto ticket owners each won P56,000 for picking five of the six wining numbers.

Also, 3,521 bettors will get P1,000 each for getting four winning numbers while 87,538 won P100 each for picking three numbers of the winning combination.

“Once the news about the draw comes out in the newspapers tomorrow (Monday), residents in the whole of Luzon must be looking for that lucky person,” he said in jest.

Cedro said the solo jackpot winner should immediately go to the PCSO head office in Quezon City or the lotto outlet where he or she placed the bet.

“Like what we told previous winners, I hope the lucky winner will spend the money wisely,” Cedro said.

Before claiming the prize, the owner of the winning number combination should present the original copy of the lotto ticket and two valid identification cards at the PCSO office in Quezon City.

With the biggest jackpot prize up for grabs, Cedro said lotto betting stations raked in a total of P180,850,180 in gross sales, easily the country’s highest lotto sales in a single day.

It eclipsed the previous high of more than P176 million in ticket sales last Thursday.

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