GenSan bettor wins P106 M lotto jackpot
MANILA, Philippines—A lone bettor won P106.844 million Superlotto 6/49 jackpot Tuesday night (July 26, 2011), according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office.
The winner, who has yet to claim the prize, bought the winning ticket from a mall on J. Catolico Avenue in General Santos City, South Cotabato.
The PCSO said the bettor will take home a total of P106,844,122.80 for betting on the winning number combination of 39-42-38-07-10-12.
According to the agency, it was the biggest major prize won since June 29, when a 56-year-old housewife in Lipa City hit the more than P65 million jackpot in the PCSOs Grand Lotto draw that day.
Earlier this month, a 29-year-old employee from Compostela Valley in Southern Mindanao won the P17,812,605.60 jackpot prize of the 6/42 lotto during the July 9 draw.
The biggest lotto prize in recent history was won last November by a balikbayan who pocketed P741 million. A few months after, a 60-year-old carpenter and neighborhood watch member in Las Piñas City won the P356 million jackpot of the Grand Lotto.
Source: Tina G. Santos
Philippine Daily Inquirer
This is a follow up story about a Christmas article
dated way back Dec.24 2010 titled lotto winner gives away $11.2 Million dollars (562 million Pesos).
Imagine winning the lottery.
Then imagine giving 98% of it away, I repeat giving 98% of it away.
Violet and Allen Large won $11.2 Million dollars last year in the lottery. However, instead of going on spending sprees, world trips and buying shiny cars, they decided to do exactly the opposite: they gave almost all of it away. “What you’ve never had, you don’t miss,” Allan Large said shortly after collecting their winnings. The money, they felt, was nothing but a nuisance. And what was more, Violet was suffering from cancer — and the Larges knew that no amount of money could give her back her health. So they went about disposing of their money in the most beneficial ways they could think of. They gave the money away to hospitals, churches, family members, cemeteries, fire departments, the VON, the Red Cross, the War Amps and many other organizations. Their generosity was unparalleled.
They kept a mere 2% — approximately $200,000- – to keep their house running, particularly since Violet was undergoing treatment for ovarian cancer. They stayed living in their same farmhouse, driving their same truck, and living the same lives they’d been living for decades. Last month, the Larges were named Individual Philanthropists of the Year by the Maritime Philanthropy Awards. The awards committee said the couple’s generosity “embodied and encouraged the idea of pure philanthropy.”
Violet died last weekend of ovarian cancer at the age of 79. She leaves behind a truly moving legacy of charity. She was buried yesterday by her family and friends, and her life celebrated as one rich not with money, but with generosity and love.
Source: by Shannon M.
July 20, 2011
