Be Careful, What You wish for - You just might Get It.
Dying Man's Numbers Win Lotto
March 7, 2012
MANILA, Philippines — A dying man who was confined in a hospital last year never failed to remind his wife and niece to bet on his favorite numbers culled from family birth dates.
Last March 3, the two won a combined P13.03 million in the Lotto 6/42.
Details from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) showed that the draw has a third winner, a 43-year-old vendor in Pasig City.
PCSO General Manager Jose Ferdinand M. Rojas II turned over the jackpot checks to the three winners last Tuesday.
Each winner, who all bet on the combination of 05-22-23-33-41-42. got P6,517,030 out of the P19,551,096 jackpot.
Both the widow and the vendor bought their winning tickets at a lotto outlet in Manggahan, Pasig. The widow's niece-in-law bought hers in Parañaque City, Rojas said.
PCSO Lawyer/Accountant Lauro A. Patiag said the woman and her husband "had been in a terrible situation after losing their house during Typhoon “Ondoy.”
They also incurred huge debts because of the man’s hospital bills and other expenses.
"My husband never failed to tell me and his niece to bet always on his favorite numbers, which we did," the widow said, adding that her husband died in December.
Some two months later, she and her niece-in-law struck gold.
"When we finally won, we did not tell each other of our good fortune. It was only when we saw each other at the PCSO that we learned that both of us won the 6/42 jackpot that day," the woman said.
"When they saw each other in my office for me to get their profiles, they were really surprised. They shouted for joy and embraced tightly on learning they both won," said Patiag.
"They still could not believe their luck," he said.
The widow now has money to build a new house, pay her debts, and send her children through school.
She also plans to donate to a church, Patiag said.
Source: By EDD K. USMAN
Manila Bulletin
