Balikbayan claims P741 million Grand Lotto prize

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MANILA, Philippines - After almost 2 weeks, the largest pot in Philippine lotto history has finally been claimed.

Atty. Jose Ferdinand Roxas, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) general manager, said the P741 million 6/55 Grand Lotto prize in the November 29 draw was claimed by a 60-year-old male Balikbayan (a Filipino who resides abroad) on Thursday.

PCSO said on November 29 that a lone bettor had won the biggest jackpot in the history of Philippine lotto.

PCSO said that the winning 6-number combination was literally "lucky pick" or was randomly picked by the PCSO computer. It was bought at the Royal Duty Free Mall at the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority in Olongapo City.

The prize is tax-free and will be given in a single tranche in the form of a check, the PCSO said.

Roxas said the Balikbayan from New York confirmed that he bought the winning combination at a lotto outlet in Royal Duty Free Mall.

Earlier this week, an 82-year-old grandmother from Zambales tried to claim the prize at the PCSO headquarters in Pasay City. She failed to do so as she was unable to show the winning ticket (Read story here.)

The woman, whose name was withheld by the PCSO, claimed that the "lucky pick" combination ticket is with her grandchild.

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[FranZeno]

So apo sa lola ang balikbayan na 60 years old na? LOL nimo lola, tiguwang na unta ka, nmakak pjd ka..hehehe

CONGRATS SA Ng.CLAIM!

Ako 20 pesos tawn ni gitaya, palihug ko og uli! hahahaha!

[zemville]

sus kahayahay ! hahaha.. liman kag 741m..

pero dilikado sd kaayo iyang kinabuhi karon... perting inita

[gcc4426]

^ nah, mao jud. g-atngan nana.

lets say if kitay mudaog, d'we have an option nga ihimong confidential atong ngalan? pwd ba na cya?

[samsungster]

MANILA, Philippines -- The lone winner of the P741-million lotto jackpot already claimed his prize Thursday afternoon, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) chair Margie Juico said.
The winner, a 60-year-old building estimator and a balikbayan from New York, was accompanied by at least three of his relatives when he went to the PCSO Office at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City around 3:30 p.m. to claim his check.

Juico said he requested that his prize be split into two checks.
Asked if the claimant wore a disguise to remain unrecognized, Juico said : “No. He actually looked very relaxed.” “He looked like he's just a simple man, mukhang mabait at madasalin (he looked nice and prayerful),” Juico said of her impression on the lotto winner. “But when he spoke, I noted that he has a twang, then he said he's a balikbayan (a visiting countryman from abroad) and that he and his family just came home for a reunion.”

The father of three arrived in the country along with his family and siblings last November 8.
“He said they were doing a sort of a sentimental journey. He said they went to Quezon and he even prayed at the Kamay ni Hesus Healing Church in Lucban. But he said he did not particularly invoke on winning the lotto,” Juico said.
It took a week before the winner learned that he won the biggest lotto jackpot ever.
“He said he just kept his ticket, unsigned. But when his family heard that the winner placed his bet in Olongapo, which was also one of the places they've been to, they prodded him to get it and check if it had won,” Juico narrated. “Nung una tinatamad pa daw sya na kunin pero nung nalaman niya na nanalo sya, sigaw daw sya nang sigaw at talagang pasalamat sya nang pasalamat sa Diyos (At first he felt sluggish to get the prize, but he said he was screaming and thanking God when he found out he won).”

“Namamasyal lang daw sila sa Subic and paalis na sila nung naisipan nya na tumaya. May sumingit pa nga daw na babae sa harap nya habang nasa pila sya. Baka hindi siya nanalo kung hindi sumingit yung babae (They were only on a tour in Subic and were about to leave when he thought of placing a bet. There was a girl who went ahead of him in line. He may not have won if the girl didn’t get ahead of him in line),” the PCSO chair said in jest. “I think it was only the second time that he placed his bet on lotto; the first time he did, he did not win. He said he placed a P100 bet on lucky pick numbers.”

The winner, who was scheduled to go back to New York in a week's time, mentioned that he would like to leave his fortune here in the Philippines.“Because he said he plans to retire here,” Juico said.

An 82-year-old woman earlier went to the PCSO claiming that she was the one who won the 6/55 Grand Lotto. But she said her winning ticket was stolen by her grandson who disappeared after the November 29 draw.

Accompanied by a female relative, the elderly woman was asking the PCSO to prevent her grandson from claiming the prize.

When asked if the building estimator and the woman's grandson were one and the same person, Juico said: “No, I don't think so.”

She added that the winner just smiled when she mentioned that somebody else was claiming his prize.

"I think he already heard about the old woman's story even before I mentioned it to him," she said.

Winner of P741-M lotto jackpot surfaces to claim prize - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos

[rom69erz]

pagka swerte. balikbayan pa gyud.

[FranZeno]

^ nah, mao jud. g-atngan nana.

lets say if kitay mudaog, d'we have an option nga ihimong confidential atong ngalan? pwd ba na cya?

confidential mn jd na..wla mn sd n.mention kng knsa ang nkdaog..kng ako sd cgro mdaog, d jd ko mgsaba na nkdaog ko..bsan sa ako pamilya..hahahahaha! hinay2.an lng nko pamalit mga gamit ba nya d lng ko mgsaba diin gkn ang kwarta..haha

[FranZeno]

MANILA, Philippines -- The lone winner of the P741-million lotto jackpot already claimed his prize Thursday afternoon, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) chair Margie Juico said.
The winner, a 60-year-old building estimator and a balikbayan from New York, was accompanied by at least three of his relatives when he went to the PCSO Office at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City around 3:30 p.m. to claim his check.

Juico said he requested that his prize be split into two checks.
Asked if the claimant wore a disguise to remain unrecognized, Juico said : “No. He actually looked very relaxed.” “He looked like he's just a simple man, mukhang mabait at madasalin (he looked nice and prayerful),” Juico said of her impression on the lotto winner. “But when he spoke, I noted that he has a twang, then he said he's a balikbayan (a visiting countryman from abroad) and that he and his family just came home for a reunion.”

The father of three arrived in the country along with his family and siblings last November 8.
“He said they were doing a sort of a sentimental journey. He said they went to Quezon and he even prayed at the Kamay ni Hesus Healing Church in Lucban. But he said he did not particularly invoke on winning the lotto,” Juico said.
It took a week before the winner learned that he won the biggest lotto jackpot ever.
“He said he just kept his ticket, unsigned. But when his family heard that the winner placed his bet in Olongapo, which was also one of the places they've been to, they prodded him to get it and check if it had won,” Juico narrated. “Nung una tinatamad pa daw sya na kunin pero nung nalaman niya na nanalo sya, sigaw daw sya nang sigaw at talagang pasalamat sya nang pasalamat sa Diyos (At first he felt sluggish to get the prize, but he said he was screaming and thanking God when he found out he won).”

“Namamasyal lang daw sila sa Subic and paalis na sila nung naisipan nya na tumaya. May sumingit pa nga daw na babae sa harap nya habang nasa pila sya. Baka hindi siya nanalo kung hindi sumingit yung babae (They were only on a tour in Subic and were about to leave when he thought of placing a bet. There was a girl who went ahead of him in line. He may not have won if the girl didn’t get ahead of him in line),” the PCSO chair said in jest. “I think it was only the second time that he placed his bet on lotto; the first time he did, he did not win. He said he placed a P100 bet on lucky pick numbers.”

The winner, who was scheduled to go back to New York in a week's time, mentioned that he would like to leave his fortune here in the Philippines.“Because he said he plans to retire here,” Juico said.

An 82-year-old woman earlier went to the PCSO claiming that she was the one who won the 6/55 Grand Lotto. But she said her winning ticket was stolen by her grandson who disappeared after the November 29 draw.

Accompanied by a female relative, the elderly woman was asking the PCSO to prevent her grandson from claiming the prize.

When asked if the building estimator and the woman's grandson were one and the same person, Juico said: “No, I don't think so.”

She added that the winner just smiled when she mentioned that somebody else was claiming his prize.

"I think he already heard about the old woman's story even before I mentioned it to him," she said.

Winner of P741-M lotto jackpot surfaces to claim prize - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos

para iyaha jd diay ang jackpot. ng.lucky pick pa siay, nsingitan pjd siya sa linya, siya jd diay ang gpangita sa swerte..hahay! suya mode......

[itzurisen]

dato nman ni cya.. heheh

[walker]

wala man unta ni nagproblema ug kwarta oi.. ngano sya pa man? waahhhhh unfair grrrr