Dishonest lotto clerks ?

6/42 2 winners
Draw date 10/05/13
Jackpot Prize 60,181,596.00
1-6-11-13-23-31

Two lucky Lotto bettors will split a P60.181-million prize after winning the Lotto 6/42 draw  10/05/13 Saturday night.


A total of 3 lotto jackpot winners for the month of Sept. 2013

6/55 -  0 winner
6/49 -  1 winner
6/45 -  2 winners
6/42 -  0 winner

Lotto prizes

THE Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) implemented last May 17, 2013 a new prize structure for its popular lotto games.

The minimum jackpot prizes were doubled for two of the games: for Lotto 6/42, from P3 million to P6 million; and for the Mega Lotto 6/45, from P4.5 million to P9 million.

As a consequence, the price per combination of these two games was pegged at P20 from P10.

The price per combination (P20) and minimum jackpot prizes of Super Lotto 6/49 (P16 million) and Grand Lotto 6/55 (P30 million) remain unchanged.

The prize structure of the second to fourth prizes of all the Lotto games were altered.

For the second and third prizes, a pari-mutuel system was adopted wherein the prizes reflect the total sales pool for that particular draw.

Under such a system, the higher the sales, the higher the possible second to third prizes may be, unlike before when they were fixed.

Players may in fact be able to win higher prizes than before. 

For the 1st. prize 6 out of 6  numbers - Jackpot Prize

For the second prizes 5 out of 6 numbers

 Lotto 6/42 was fixed at P20,000, but a player may now win up to P25,000

Mega Lotto 6/45, fixed at P23,000 but may now be as high as P50,000 

Super Lotto 6/49, fixed at P56,000 but now up to P70,000

Grand Lotto 6/55, fixed at P150,000 but now up to P200,000.

For the third prizes 4 out of 6 numbers

Lotto 6/42, from fixed at P500, now may be as high as P1,000

Mega Lotto 6/45, fixed at P600 but now up to P1,500

Super Lotto 6/49, fixed at P1,000 but now up to P2,000

Grand Lotto 6/55, fixed at P2,000 but now up to P3,000

The fourth prizes 3 out of 6 numbers for all games is now fixed at P20 (balik-taya).

Lotto 6/42  P20

Mega Lotto 6/45  P20

Super Lotto 6/49 P20

Grand Lotto 6/55 P20

I always hear many complains about how small they have won for the third prizes 4 out of 6 numbers  in 6/42, 6/45, 6/49 and 6/55.

They thought they would be able to win higher prizes than before in which it should be :

Lotto 6/42,  as high as P1,000

Mega Lotto 6/45,  as high up to P1,500

Super Lotto 6/49,  as high up to P2,000

Grand Lotto 6/55,  as high up to P3,000

Answer :

A pari-mutuel system was adopted wherein the prizes reflect the total sales pool for that particular draw. That means the higher the sales, the higher the prizes.

But just to be sure that you are receiving the right prize amount, all you have to do is ask the lotto clerk that you would like to see the receipt that the lotto machine spits out that say's how much you have won.

In case the lotto clerk denies your request then there is something wrong with the prize money that the lotto clerk is telling you on how much you have won.

  
Dishonest lotto clerks ?

Probably not all, but I think their are some.

I'll give you one example how my good friend Dino was able to catch a dishonest lotto clerk.

My good friend was so excited because he won 3rd prize from the 6/49 lotto draw 3 weeks ago.

When he went to a lotto outlet somewhere in Quezon City, He presented his winning lotto ticket.

The lotto clerk inserted the winning ticket in the lotto machine and a small paper spits out and the clerk told him you won P600.

My friend said P600 ?  My friend  looks like a ordinary street guy but his a intelligent guy.

He requested the lotto clerk  that he would like to see the small paper that the lotto machine spitted out.

The lady clerk turned red and handed the small paper and LO and Behold  the winning amount was P1,620 not P600.


Lotto bettor say's ......

Never hand over your ticket to a clerk at a lotto outlet and ask if you've won.

It is better to check it yourself if you're a winner. It's all too easy for an unscrupulous lotto clerk to pocket your ticket and tell you it was a losing ticket.