Palace tells Lotto winner: Share pot with poor
12/01/2010A mystery punter in the impoverished Philippines has become an instant multi-millionaire after winning the country’s biggest-ever lottery jackpot, organizers said Tuesday.
The lucky gambler will collect P741.176 million after his numbers came up in Monday’s Philippine Charity Sweepstakes draw.
The winner, who has yet to claim his prize and is likely to remain anonymous, beat odds of one in nearly 29 million to guess the right combination of six numbers between one and 55, the lottery organizers said.
President Aquino, through his spokesman, advised the lotto winner to share his “blessings” with the poor.
Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda, in an ambush interview yesterday, advised the lone big winner to be responsible in spending the winnings, adding that the winner should also “thank the Lord and give to charity aside from the PCSO (Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office) . This is gift from above. It is very rare for someone to win that amount of money.”.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20101201hed6.html
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