A bet placed in Sta. Mesa, Manila, won the P27,824,025.60 jackpot in the Megalotto 6/45's draw last Wednesday,(Dec.7 2011) producing the lottery’s first instant millionaire of the Christmas season.
The winning ticket, which had the combination 05-08-26-32-38-41, beat Megalotto's odds of one in 8.15 million.
The winning bet worth P10 was bought at a lotto outlet along V. Mapa Street, Sta. Mesa Manila.
Philippines lotto info:
Manila, Philippines – The National Capital Region (NCR) has 88 lotto jackpot winners from January 2, 2010 to November 11, 2011.
Quezon City, with 474 Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) online lottery outlets, produced 21 lotto jackpot winners during the period.
Manila, which has 359 lotto outlets, is second with 16 lotto jackpot winners.
Caloocan City, with 139 lotto outlets, is third with 11 lotto jackpot winners.
Pasay City is fourth with seven lotto jackpot winners.
Taguig City and Las Pinas City are tied for fifth with six each lotto jackpot winners.
Makati City and Muntinlupa City, seventh with five each lotto jackpot winners.
Eighth is Pasig City with four lotto jackpot winners.
Ninth is Marikina City with three lotto jackpot winners.
Tenth are Mandaluyong City, Paranaque City, Valenzuela City, and Pateros, with one each lotto jackpot winner.
Nearby area Cavite has 11 lotto jackpot winners.
While Laguna and Rizal have nine each lotto jackpot winners.
During the period, Mega Lotto 6/45 produced 70 millionaires.
Lotto 6/42, 65 millionaires.
Super Lotto 6/49, 35 millionaires.
Grand Lotto 6/55, seven millionaires.
The PCSO said that NCR has 898 lotto outlets.
The country at present has 4,450 lotto outlets.
with Luzon having the most at 2,616 lotto outlets.
while the Visayas and Mindanao have 1,834 lotto outlets.
Source: Edd K. Usman
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