Lotto jackpot prize forfeited to charity

A lone bettor in Caloocan City defied an enormous one-in-28.99 million odds in the 6/55 lotto draw by winning Wednesday evening the jackpot at stake worth P142,859,048.40.

The bettor bought his winning ticket from a lotto outlet on Marcelo H. Del Pilar Street, Grace Park, Caloocan City.
The winning numbers are 1-6-9-16-35-40.


Meanwhile, 34 bettors won the consolation prize of P150,000 each for picking 5 correct numbers.

A total of 2,025 winners received P2,000 each for getting 4 out of 6 numbers.

While 40,107 more won P150 for getting 3 correct numbers.



Did you Know that ....

A total of P605,273,958.20 in unclaimed prizes for all online lotto games of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in the Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao draws has been forfeited after the one-year period to claim expired.

According to PCSO records, the forfeited prizes were mostly minor prizes of the EZ 2, the 3-digit game, 4-digit game, 6-digit game, 6/42, the Mega Lotto, the 6/42 the 6/49 Super Lotto and the short-lived Power Lotto game.

The unclaimed prizes which represent 55 percent of the total sales of the online lotto games will be reverted to the charity fund of the agency.

Unclaimed prizes revert and form part of the charity fund after one year.


Lotto jackpot prize forfeited to charity

An anonymous lotto bettor forfeited to charity a total P173,918,451.60 after failing to claim the amount as his prize in winning the Super Lotto 6/49 jackpot on February 22, 2009.

The forfeited money represents half of the record P347,836,903.20 jackpot prize that went up for grabs during the February 22, 2009 Superlotto 6/49 draw.

The other half was won and claimed by a 50-year-old Caloocan City housewife who purchased the winning ticket from the lotto outlet of Alicia Ildefonso on Jose Street, Malibay, Pasay City.

A sad story for a very young lotto winner

The jackpot prize for the 6/55 Grand Lotto is expected to reach P120 million in tomorrows draw. (Saturday Aug.20 2011)

Wednesday draw. (Aug. 17 2011)
No winner.

Those who placed bets failed to correctly pick the winning six-number combination of 20-24-37-39-47-55

There were 12 that got P150,000 each for picking five out of the six numbers.

A total of 837 bets that got four out of six numbers and won P2,000 each.

while 20,963 others won P150 for picking three correct numbers.

The jackpot for last Wednesday night’s draw totaled P113,547,520.80.


Mondays draw (Aug.15 2011)

The jackpot prize for the 6/55 Grand Lotto - P103,913,251.20 million.

Nobody hit the six-digit winning combination of 6-7-17-26-31-39, at least 35 bettors won the second prize of P150,000 after getting five digits of the winning combination.




I found a sad old story about a lotto winner who I would say was to young for a lotto windfall.


Callie Rogers Wishes She Never Won the Lottery.

Callie Rogers, a young woman who won the lottery when she was just 16-years-old, has revealed that her drug use and wild ways led her to spend all of her winnings.

Callie Rogers, who was living in England, won over $3 million in the lottery when she was just 16-years-old - and she wishes she never won the money.

She tells 'News of the World': "I honestly wish I'd never won the lottery money - and knowing what I know now I should have just given it all back to them.”

Rogers bought homes for herself, her parents and her grandmother. She bought pricey cars and gifts and lent money to relatives. She bought more than $730,000 worth of designer clothes, and got breast implants. She spent about $400,000 on cocaine for her boyfriend.

She says of her spending: "I might as well have thrown it down the toilet."

Six years later, Rogers is now 22-years-old and the mother of two young children. All she has left of her millions is $32,000.

Source: Post Chronicle
by : Tashi Singh

P100-million lotto jackpot

The jackpot prize of the 6/55 Grand Lotto is expected to again breach the P100-million mark tomorrow after no one got the winning combinations in the last three months.


This will be the third time that the jackpot prizes of the Grand Lotto and the Super Lotto games breach the P100-million mark after a 60-year-old carpenter from Las Piñas won the P365-million jackpot three months ago.


The 6/55 Grand Lotto game generated the biggest jackpot prize of P740 million that was won by a balikbayan in November last year.

The winning ticket was bought from a lotto outlet in Subic Bay Freeport.


Across the country there are 4,451 lotto outlets
2,616 in Luzon and 1,835 in Visayas and Mindanao


In case that you will be lucky enough to win the 6/55 Grand Lotto draw tomorrow.

Winning the lotto jackpot may seem fantastic and amazing and a true gift from above, it also has it's perils and pitfalls.

There could be a possibility that your winnings could disappear in a few years.
Not only that, in can break-up your families too.


The trick with big money is to invest it and live off the interest.

Placing money in accounts where it earns interest and never spending more than the interest is the best intelligent plan.

Lotto bettor wins P106-M lotto prize

MANILA, Philippines - A 49-year-old male government employee from Gen. Santos City won the P106-million jackpot in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) online lottery draw last Sunday after attending Mass and praying at a church in his hometown to win the jackpot.

The winner went last Monday afternoon to the PCSO at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City to claim the P106,844,122.80 jackpot of the 6/49 Super Lotto draw last Sunday.

PCSO general manager Jose Ferdinand Rojas II said the winner prayed at a Gen. Santos City church to win the Super Lotto draw last Sunday and he also promised that he would donate a substantial amount to the church if his prayers were granted.

Rojas said the lucky player bought the ticket with winning combination 39-42-38-7-10-12 at a shopping mall in General Santos City.

He purchased only one ticket worth P20 and used the lucky pick system wherein the computer chooses the number combination.

Lawyer Larry Patiag, chief of the PCSO internal audit department, said the winner was nervous when he claimed his prize.

Patiag said that before buying the lotto ticket the winner, who is a devout Catholic, attended Mass and prayed that he would win the lotto jackpot.

“The winner would give a portion of his winnings to the church, help his relatives and put the rest in a bank,” Patiag said.

He said that last Monday, a 39-year-old stage director from Pasig City claimed the P12-million jackpot for the 6/42 Regular Lotto draw last July 26 and that same day a 25-year-old laborer also claimed the P3-million jackpot for the 6/42 lotto draw last July 28.

The stage director, who is still single, got the winning combination of 6-19-28-33-1-07 with a jackpot worth P12,071.685.00 while the construction worker, who is a single parent, won the P3-million jackpot of the July 28 draw.

Patiag said the two winners spent P10 for their bets and the number combinations were picked up from birthdays and significant events in their respective families.

Both winners also intend to buy a house and lot and start their own businesses.

A baker from Bacoor, Cavite claimed last week the P34,884,613.80 jackpot of the 6/45 Megalotto draw last July 25.


Source :By Perseus Echeminada (The Philippine Star)

Lotto Winner Who Gave Away Her Entire Prize Dies of Cancer

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

Fake lotto winner

What if I tell you now ...

Starting today all your expenses from your food to all your utilities and everything you need in your life is now fully paid up to December 31, 2011.

How would you feel about it?

Why I am telling you this ? because I found a story about a fake lotto winner who tells the entire store(example store SM megamall) that she won a $1.5 million (P70 million)in lottery prize and wanted to spend $500(P25,000.00) on everyone in the store.



Fake lotto winner causes riot at Burlington Coat Factory

Imagine you're minding your own business looking for a new coat at Burlington Coat Factory on an idle Tuesday afternoon when a stretch Hummer Limo rolls up and out jumps Linda Brown, 45, who tells the entire store that she won a $1.5 million lottery prize and wanted to spend $500 on everyone in the store.

Sounds a little too good to be true doesn't it? After all, stories like this only happen in the movies, but lo and behold, Brown began paying for purchase after purchase using her debit card while the store became crowded with friends and family who had been alerted to the once-in-a-lifetime deal. The Columbus Dispatch reports that by 2 p.m. word had spread to so many shoppers that the lines wove through the entire store!



But, and here's why you're reading this here instead of watching a Hallmark movie, after several thousands of dollars in charges Brown's debit card could take no more and she announced that she would go to the bank for more cash to continue the charity. And so she retreated to her stretch Hummer and left, never to be seen at Burlington Coat Factory again.

You see. Linda Brown didn't win the lottery; she wasn't even going to the bank. Brown's wallet was as empty as the shelves back at Burlington Coat Factory, which didn't sit too well with her driver who, upset over being stiffed the $900 rental fee, turned her into the police.

But, the story doesn't end here. Back at the Burlington Coat Factory in Columbus, Ohio police and store managers had to inform a large crowd of shoppers that their Good Samaritan coupon had expired. To say the least, those assembled for $500 worth of coats and clothing, desperately needed as winter showed its face in Ohio today, were not happy with that news.

Despite the police presence the store became unruly with reactions ranging from simply leaving un-purchased goods where they had been standing in line, forming a giant centipede of coats, to angry individuals who took to throwing what they couldn't get for free!

According to the Associated Press, 24 police officers were called in to respond to the crowd, including Detective Steven Nace described the scene to the AP, saying, "It looks like [Hurricane] Katrina went through the store."

After the police spoke to Linda Brown they began to realize that something wasn't right, especially after they found out about her past police issues which included several warrants. Brown's daughter blames her mother's behavior on lack of medication which keeps these "extravagant" actions in check. Brown is currently in jail awaiting a mental evaluation and will likely face charges for inciting a riot.

Source: Josh Smith

Philippines richest people

Remember when you were still a small child?

When you have this greatest feeling in the world.
When you wake up and you know that your Mom and Dad will just take care of your needs throughout the day and all you have to do is ask them?

Well, check the names below, one of them I think is your Mom or your Dad.

Philippines’ 40 richest

Rank Name Net worth ($mil)

1 Henry Sy $7.2Billion

2 Lucio Tan $2.8Billion

3 John Gokongwei Jr. $2.4Billion

4 Andrew Tan $2Billion

5 David Consunji $1.9Billion

6 Jaime Zobel de Ayala $1.7Billion

7 Enrique Razon Jr. $1.6Billion

8 Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. $1.4Billion

9 Roberto Ongpin $1.3Billion

10 George Ty $1.1Billion

11 Tony Tan Caktiong $1Billion

12 Iñigo & Mercedes Zobel $980Million

13 Emilio Yap $930Million

14 Andrew Gotianun $795Million

15 Jon Ramon Aboitiz $760Million

16 Beatrice Campos $685Million

17 Manuel Villar $620Million

18 Vivian Que Azcona $555Million

19 Robert Coyiuto Jr. $400Million

20 Mariano Tan $375Million

21 Alfonso Yuchengco $370Million

22 Enrique Aboitiz $310Million

23 Oscar Lopez $280Million

24 Jose Antonio $245Million

25 Eric Recto $200Million

26 Gilberto Duavit $190Million

27 Menardo Jimenez $185Million

28 Alfredo Ramos $180Million

29 Betty Ang $165Million

30 Felipe Gozon $163Million

31 Tomas Alcantara $160Million

32 Benjamin Romualdez $155Million

33 Wilfred Uytengsu Jr. $150Million

34 Manuel Zamora Jr. $145Million

35 Jacinto Ng Sr. $115Million

36 Frederick Dy $110Million

37 Luis Virata $100Million

38 Bienvenido Tantoco Sr. $95Million

39 Eugenio Lopez III $90Million

40 Edgar Sia II $85Million


Source: Forbes.com

Lotto forecasting Philippine style

Radio announcer nabbed for swindling, forecasting lotto result.


MANILA, Philippines - A block timer radio commentator in Opol, Misamis Oriental was arrested for swindling.

Suspect Joseph Labaya, known on air as “Jack Pineda” in local AM station “DXCO Philradio,” was caught in an entrapment operation launched by Misamis Oriental police.

Pineda was arrested after locals complained of his fraudulent scheme called “Suertres Club.”

In the scheme, listeners who want to receive a “daily forecast” of the winning Lotto numbers via SMS were required to pay a fee of not less than one thousand pesos.

PO2 Gil Agne Jr. said that some of the people convinced by Labaya ended up selling some of their belongings just to join the club.

So far, no one from the club has won the lottery.

Asked how he comes up with the daily forecast, Labaya said: “That's what you call perseverance. We analyze the numbers, we really work on it.”

Money order receipts addressed to Labaya amounting to more than P60,000 and a notebook containing an extensive member database were recovered from the suspect's possession.

The police believe that the integrity of his chosen medium is the reason Labaya was able to conduct his fraudulent act.

Labaya's 15-minute a day broadcast on the radio only costs him a blocktime fee of
P7,000 a month.

Source:
Primy Cane
ABS-CBN News Northern Mindanao