Lone bettor bags P79-million lotto prize

MANILA, Philippines - A lucky player from Manila is the sole winner of the P79.392-million jackpot of the 6/49 draw of the Super Lotto on Thursday night.

Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) assistant general manager Conrado Zabella said the winning combination was 03-27-28-08-05-01.The bet was placed at the Portia Baviera lotto outlet on Oroquieta Street in Sta. Cruz, Manila.

Aside from the lone jackpot winner, 209 players picked five of the six number combinations, winning P56,000 each.

This is the fifth time since January that the total prize of the Super Lotto jackpot exceeded P50 million.

Meanwhile, the total prize of the Power Lotto game, which will be drawn tonight, was raised to P73 million after no one got the winning combination last week.

The Power Lotto, which costs P50 per four digits and one power number combination, is drawn every Saturday.