Taguig bettor wins P17.5-M lotto pot

MANILA, Philippines - A bettor from West Bicutan in Taguig City won the jackpot of the 6/42 lotto’s Tuesday draw, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said yesterday.

The unidentified player hit the six-digit winning combination 29-39-11-15-07-21 with a prize of P17,503,000.

PCSO general manager Jose Ferdinand Rojas said 61 other players won P14,340 each after getting five digits of the winning combination.

Meanwhile, the jackpot for the 6/49 Super Lotto draw tonight is expected to reach P88 million after nobody hit the jackpot last Tuesday.

Rojas said the Super Lotto prize is expected to breach the P100-million mark if nobody wins the jackpot in the next two draws.

The 6/49 Super Lotto and the 6/42 regular games are played every Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.