QC tricycle driver dumped by wife wins P59-M jackpot

Now that his fate had turned, the single father said he would use his winnings to buy his family a new house and a lot.

Not only that. He would also buy a car to fetch and drive his children, who would resume their studies in the coming school year.

Only one ticket

Rojas said that the winner also intended to keep a portion of his winnings in the bank so they would not slip back to poverty.

The winner, however, kept mum when asked by Rojas if a reunion with his estranged wife was possible now that he had more than enough to provide for his family.

Rojas said the winner started playing the lottery only a year ago. He based his winning combination on his and his children’s birth dates and ages.

And he bought only a single ticket.

The 6/45 jackpot prize went up to more than P59 million when no lucky player guessed the winning combinations in the last 16 draws, starting on Feb. 16.

Biggest win: P741 million

In November 2010, a 60-year-old balikbayan from New York became the agency’s biggest winner when he won the P741 million Grand Lotto jackpot prize.

For this year, the biggest lotto winner—so far—is a 50-year-old retired soldier from Nueva Ecija province, who took home the Jan. 11 Super Lotto jackpot prize of P160 million.

The PCSO has five games which give players a chance to win at least P6 million every night.

These are the Lotto 6/42 (P6 million), Mega Lotto 6/45 (P9 million), Super Lotto 6/49 (P16 million), Grand Lotto 6/55 (P30 million) and the newest, Ultra Lotto 6/58 (50 million).