3 share P286-M lotto pot

MANILA, Philippines -  After almost eight months, the P286-million jackpot of the 6/58 Ultra Lotto was finally won by three bettors from Caloocan, Rizal and Isabela, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) announced yesterday.

PCSO general manager Alexander Balutan said the still unidentified bettors got the six digit winning combination 10-21-23-06-27-09 and shared the P286,007,372 jackpot.

The winners bought their tickets from lotto outlets in Bagong Silang, Caloocan City; San Isidro in Angono, Rizal and Cauayan in Isabela.

The winners from Caloocan and Angono played standard pick of numbers while the Isabela winner played the lucky pick system 7.

Aside from the three winners, at least 78 other bettors won P24,000 each after they picked five digits of the six-number winning combination.

The 6/58 Ultra Lotto, the biggest online lotto, is drawn every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday.

Balutan said the jackpot of the Ultra Lotto would revert back to the minimum P50 million for the draw on Friday.