Philippines: Cagayan winner hits $1 million pot in MegaLotto draw

Manila: A solo winner from Cagayan province has clinched the ₱57.5 million ($1 million) jackpot in the MegaLotto 6/45 draw held Friday night, April 11, according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).

The winning ticket, bearing the numbers 22-24-28-05-07-25, was purchased in Barangay Tanza, Tuguegarao City. The lucky winner now has one year to claim the ₱57,540,190 prize at the PCSO’s main office in Mandaluyong City.

In addition to the jackpot winner, 102 bettors will receive ₱32,000 each for matching five of the six drawn numbers. 3,100 players who guessed four numbers correctly will get ₱1,000 each, while 40,957 others who matched three numbers will take home ₱30 apiece.

MegaLotto 6/45 draws are conducted every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

The Philippine jackpot fever has kicked off with more than ₱516 million ($8.33 million) in lottery prizes won between January and February this year.

More winners

This month, the cadence of mega-lottery hits here has stepped up.

On Thursday (April 10), 2 participants (one each from the provinces of Bulacan and Rizal) bagged the jackpot prizes in two separate Lotto draws on Thursday.

In an advisory on Friday, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said a bettor guessed the winning combination 40-36-20-01-35-08 of the Super Lotto 6/49 draw.

Ultra Lotto: $4 million jackpot

On April 7, PCSO announced that a lone bettor from Tarlac province became a multimillionaire after winning the ₱223-million (about $4 million) Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot on Sunday night's draw.

In a statement on Monday, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said the winner placed his bet at Maliwalo, Tarlac City.

As per existing tax regulations, the jackpot will be subject to a 20% deduction.

To claim the prize, the winner must present the original winning ticket along with two valid government-issued IDs for verification within one year after the winning number was announced.