By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan | Philippine News Agency
A ticket bought from Metro Manila hit Mega Lotto’s jackpot prize of P94,470,811.60 drawn on Friday night.
The ticket bearing the winning combination of 41-44-23-03-17-05 was bought from an outlet in Quezon City, according to the advisory of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Saturday.
The winner has one year from the date of the draw to claim the prize at the PCSO office in Mandaluyong City.
Lotto winnings of more than P10,000 are subjected to 20% tax under the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law.
Meanwhile, 34 other bettors won P32,000 each for guessing five of the six winning digits; 1,543 will get P1,000 each for four correct digits; and 28,022 will settle for P30 each for three correct digits.
The 6/45 Mega Lotto is drawn every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.