Grand Lotto jackpot expected to reach P130 M

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MANILA, Philippines—The jackpot prize of the 6/55 Grand Lotto is expected to jump to P130 million by the time of the next draw on Saturday as no bettor picked the winning combination in Wednesday night’s draw, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office said.

The combination drawn on Wednesday were the numbers  55, 45, 41, 38, 12, and 30. The pot then totalled P119.88 million, PCSO media officer Joseph Muego said in a text message.

The amount of ticket sales for Wednesday’s draw totalled P45.8 million, he said.

Nevertheless, 12 lucky bettors picked five of the winning six-number combination and won P190,950 each.

Muego also noted that nobody won the P29.3 million jackpot in the Megalotto 6/45 draw.

He said as more bettors were expected to queue up at lotto outlets across the country, the Grand Lotto jackpot could reach P130 million by Saturday.

Lotto bettors have to beat more than formidable odds of one in 28.99 million to pick  the winning six-number combination.

In November 2011, a balikbayan won the biggest jackpot prize of P740 million in the 6/55 Grand Lotto game.