Lone winner bags P356-M Grand Lotto jackpot prize

A lone winner bagged the over P350 million Grand Lotto 6/55 jackpot prize of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) after correctly guessing the six-number combination Wednesday night. The lucky bettor, who was from Luzon, won P356,552,917.20 for correctly guessing the 09-05-26-30-19-45 combination. Grand Lotto consolation prizes are P150,000 for five winning numbers; P2,000 for four; and P150 for three. The previous big winner of the 6/55 draw was a 60-year-old male balikbayan, who placed a bet at the Royal Duty Free Mall at the Subic Metropolitan Authority in Olongapo City. He won in November 2010. The Olongapo winner took home P741.176 million. — Jesse Edep, KBK, GMA News