Netizens couldn’t hide their amazement after a father and son coincidentally won the jackpot prize for the MegaLotto 6/45 with the winning odds of 1 in 8,145,060.
In a Facebook post, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office shared that the winner during the February 27 draw was a father and his son who split the P11.6-M prize.
In an interview with News5, the father said that his son bet to the same combination he was taking care of.
“Meron akong pinuntahan sa may Plaza, tumaya ako ng 1pm tapos pagbalik ko sa sasakyan ko bandang 3pm, tumaya ulit ako ng parehong number. Paguwi ko sa bahay ibinigay ko sa kanya sabi ko tig-isa tayo kapag tumama hati tayo,” he narrated.
His son also explained that he the winning combination of 25-4-11-35-15-09 consisted of their ages and birthdays.
They’re thankful to PCSO for giving them a chance to become a millionaire.
According to the father, he couldn’t believe that he won the lotto until he received the cheque from PCSO.
“Salamat po sa PCSO, sa loob ng mahigit 30 years kong pagtaya ay ginawa nyo akong Milyonaryo tsaka naniniwala na ako ngayon na totoo pala na may nananalo ng jackpot, dati kasi may agam-agam ako pero heto na ako ngayon hawak ko na ang tseke na nagpapatunay na nanalo ako. Salamat sa ating Panginoon.” he said.
The son also addressed the speculations that they didn’t win the jackpot.
“Ako din mananaya din po ako ng lotto, siguro mga more than 5 years na pero sa totoo lang ako ay dudang-duda lalo na kapag lumalaki na ang jackpot. Iniisip ko po na kukunin lang ito ng mga pulitiko.” he said.
“Sorry for being frank, but the connotation is always like that kasi wala naman po akong kakilala na nanalo ng jackpot until such time na kami pala ni daddy ay mismong mabibiyayaan ng Diyos na manalo kaya panawagan ko po sa mga tao maniwala kayo sa lotto. Wala po itong daya at hindi po tayo niloloko ng PCSO kasi talagang may nananalo po ng jackpot at dalawa dun ay kami po ng Daddy ko,” he added.