Lone lotto winner of P142.8M

A bettor from Luzon won the P142.8-million jackpot in Wednesday night’s 6/55 Grand Lotto draw, hitting the winning combination of 09-01-06-40-16-35, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office said.

There were 34 bettors who got the consolation prize of P150,000 each for hitting five of the six-number winning combination.

The biggest lotto prize on record—P741 million—was won on Nov. 29, 2010, by a New York-based “balikbayan” (returning migrant) who bought the winning ticket while on vacation in Olongapo City.

The next 6/55 draw is set on Saturday with a minimum jackpot of P30 million. Tina G. Santos