Pangasinan bettor gets P44.2 million lotto winnings

A 29-year-old single mother from Pangasinan has claimed the jackpot of the 6/45 Mega Lotto drawn on April 29, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) announced Thursday.

Jose Ferdinand Rojas II, PCSO general manager, said the woman, who is jobless, hit the six-digit winning combination 11-23-33-37-44-45, which had the jackpot of P44,258,488.

The winner said she bet for lucky pick or computer-generated combinations.

Rojas said the winner plans to buy a house and lot, invest in business and save for the future of her children.