Pampanga housewife claims P80-M lotto jackpot

MANILA, Philippines - A 66-year-old housewife from Pampanga has claimed the P80-million jackpot of the 6/45 Mega Lotto draw last April 14, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said yesterday. 

Jose Ferdinand Rojas II, PCSO general manager, said the lucky player got the six-digit winning combination of 30-16-6-10-18-12 which had a jackpot of P80,773,540. 

He said the winner, who has six children, bet P1,680 for two system 8 tickets for her combination picked from the birth dates of her loved ones. She has been a lotto fan since 1995.

Rojas said the winner plans to pay her debts, share her winnings with her children, and save for her family’s future needs.