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Lone winner gets record $1.6-B US lotto jackpot

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Mega Millions said the jackpot is not only a US record but a worldwide lottery record. The six winning numbers drawn on Tuesday night were 5, 28, 62, 65, 70, and 5 again as the special Mega Ball. The record jackpot had set off a lottery frenzy across America, with people lining up at convenience stores, supermarkets, and liquor stores to buy a $2 ticket that gave them a roughly one in 300 million chance of winning. “The moment we’ve been waiting for finally arrived, and we couldn’t be more excited,” said Gordon Medenica, lead director of the Mega Millions Group and Director of Maryland Lottery and Gaming. “This is truly a historic occasion,” he added. The winner can take $913 million in a lump sum cash payment or the whole pile in annuities over 29 years. The jackpot got so big because no one had won since July, when a group of office workers in California shared $543 million. Until now the US record jackpot was $1.586 billion for a different lottery, called Powerball, i

Best Insurance Cover For Your Home Loan

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Best Insurance Cover For Your Home Loan:   A home is a place where dreams are built, memories are treasured and relationships are reinforced. Buying and owning a dream home is an aspiration all of us have and it is one of the most important financial decisions you will need to make. Most Indians who decide to buy a home opt for a  Home Loan . A Home Loan is one of the longest debts in your life, which requires a long-term commitment. You owe money to the lender and this increases your risk profile. A Home Loan  insurance plan  mitigates this risk. Why You Need Home Loan Insurance Your Home Loan needs to be paid off to the lender in the form of Equated Monthly Instalments (EMI) over the tenure of the loan. This liability needs to be repaid to the lender, irrespective of whether you are alive or not. In case of your untimely death during the term of the loan, your family members will need to repay the loan. Home Loan insurance ensures that the insurance company pays off the outsta

Nurse from Albay claims other half of Ultra Lotto P1.18B jackpot

A 30-year-old male nurse has claimed the other half of the P1.18 billion prize this week, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) confirmed on Tuesday. PCSO Assistant General for Gaming Sector Arnel Casas said the jackpot winner, who also had other part-time jobs aside from nursing, went to the PCSO main office in Mandaluyong City with his parents to claim his prize. Casas said the winner bought the winning ticket from a mall in Legazpi City, Albay and he personally chose the combination which won him the P472 million prize. The winner took more than one week to claim the prize because he had to plan his travel from Albay to Manila and he needed to secure his safety and family’s safety before he came forward to claim his prize, PCSO said. Casas added that the jackpot winner regularly bought lotto tickets hoping that he hits jackpot someday. The other half of the jackpot was claimed by the a lucky bettor from Borlongan, Eastern Samar a week ago. /muf

How to choose the best Health Insurance Plan for Senior Citizens?

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Best Health Insurance for Senior Citizens:  A senior citizen  health insurance plan  is designed to cater to the health-related needs of elderly people.  It serves as a financial guard against medical expenses that incur due to unforeseen medical emergencies. You only need to pay the premium each year to the insurer to get the sum insured which will meet high medical costs during hospitalization. This type of health plan can be availed by the ones who have acquired at least 60 years of age. Choose the best Health Insurance Plan for Senior Citizens Adequate sum insured:   Due to ill health, senior citizens need frequent medical attention that increases medical bills. So when you are seeking a senior citizen health plan, it is essential to primarily assess the health condition of the person you are buying the plan and also consider the factor of health uncertainty while judging an adequate sum insured for a senior citizen. It is advisable to choose a right sum insured under the pl

Kapag ako ang nanalo sa Lotto

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WALANG kaduda-duda na ang pinakapalasak na pangungusap na pumailanlang sa lahat halos ng sulok sa bansa nitong nakaraang mga araw ay ang mga salitang — “kapag ako ang nanalo sa Lotto, tandaan mo…” gaya nang mga narinig ko sa iba’t ibang lugar na pinuntahan ko rito sa Metro Manila. ‘Yan ay bago pa man naganap ang pagbola nitong nakaraang Linggo ng gabi sa jackpot price na umabot sa mahigit P1 bilyon para sa Ultra-Lotto 6/58, na ayon sa report ng Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) ay tinamaan ng tig-isang ticket mula sa dalawang magkaibang lalawigan. Bagamat may report na ang mga nanalong tiket na may kombinasyon ng mga numerong 40-50-37-25-01-45 ay naibenta sa mga Lotto ticket outlet sa Bicol at Samar, ay hindi pa ito naiki-claim ng dalawang nanalo, na asahan nang hindi papangalanan ng PCSO para sa seguridad ng mga ito, sampu ng kanilang mga pamilya. Ito na ang pinakamalaking jackpot prize na naitala sa kasaysayan ng PCSO at unang pagkakataon na umabot sa P1bilyon ang j

SWERTE! | Isa sa 2 nanalo ng jackpot prize ng Ultra Lotto 6/58, inuwi na

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Na-‘take home’ na rin ng isa pang nanalo sa ₱1.18 billion jackpot prize ng Ultra Lotto 6/58. Ayon kay Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Deputy spokesperson Florante Solmerin – naiuwi na ng maswerteng winner ang kanyang bahagi na ₱472 million nitong Lunes, October 22. Ang nanalo ay isang 30-taong gulang na nurse, na binili ang winning ticket sa bagong bukas na mall sa Legazpi City, Albay. Dagdag pa ni Solmerin – wala pang tiyak na plano ang winner kung saan niya gagamitin ang napanalunan pero siguradong uunahin niyang bayaran ang lahat ng mga utang nito. Matatandaang una nang kinuna ng isang winner na taga-Borongan, Eastern Samar ang kanyang bahaging premyo noong nakaraang linggo.

6/58 Lotto Jackpot Prize (P900 Million) Almost Won by Actor DJ Durano

6/58 LOTTO – Actor DJ Durano almost won the P900 million jackpot prize of the October 5, 2018 draw of the 6/58 Lotto game. The  Ultra Lotto jackpot prize  undeniably sparks excitement to thousands of people. Many people, both celebrities and ordinary citizens, are joining the said major lotto game of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). Aside from President  Rodrigo Roa Duterte  and Davao City Mayor  Sara Duterte , another prominent personality who is joining the 6/58 Lotto is actor DJ Durano. Based on his social media post, he almost got the P900-million jackpot prize. On his Instagram account, DJ Durano posted a photo showing his lotto ticket and the winning combination of the October 5 draw of the Ultra Lotto 6/58. Based on his social media post, DJ missed out on two numbers. The winning combination was 01-30-27-36-49-12. He bet on the combination 01-23-30-31-36-49. DJ Durano missed the numbers 27 and 12. He almost won the 6/58 Lotto jackpot pr

Calls for ‘balato’ from lotto jackpot flood Borongan radio station

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TACLOBAN CITY – A radio station in Borongan City, Eastern Samar has been barraged with calls from listeners, asking for a “balato” or share from one of the two winners of the biggest lotto jackpot prize. “There were text messages from our listeners, asking for a balato from the winner and there is a joke going around in the city that if one would be ‘unfriended,’ it could have been initiated by the winner,” said Penelope Pomeda, reporter of Radyo dyES. But she said the people of Borongan were all happy that one of the winners came from their city since the lucky lotto bettor was expected to invest some of the prize money in Borongan by putting up a business. An official of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), who asked not to be identified, said they were all “ecstatic” when they learned that one of the winners was from Borongan. “For one, it would help boost the ticket sales of the lotto outlet where the winner bought his ticket. Second, it is just wonderful to

Lotto 6/58 jackpot winners from Albay and Eastern Samar

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Two bettors who finally bagged the billion-peso Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot on Sunday night’s draw were from Albay and Eastern Samar, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said. In a post on their official Facebook page on Monday, PCSO announced that the winning bets were placed on a Lucky Circle outlet in Legazpi City in Albay and a lotto station in Brgy. H, Borongan town in Eastern Samar. Lotto 6:58 jackpot winners from Albay and Eastern Samar The two bettors, who correctly guessed the winning combination 40-50-37-25-01-45, will take share the P1,180,622,508 jackpot which is subject to 20 percent tax. Meanwhile, 100 bettors nearly hit the jackpot when they got five correct numbers of the winning combination, earning them P169,930 each, according to draw results released by PCSO. /cbb

No winner yet for P1.1-B Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot

The game of chance for the Ultra Lotto 6/58 has become more intense as the P1.1-billion jackpot prize remains up for grabs when no one got the winning combination for the Friday night draw. This means the P1-billion pot will further increase on the next draw scheduled Sunday. The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said no bettors got the winning combination of 28-14-54-50-17-27, which had a jackpot of P1,112,647,388. /jpv

Solon wants lotto victor to have say on use of winnings tax

With the “live” lotto jackpot prize topping the P1.1-billion mark, a House lawmaker has proposed that future winners be allowed to have a say on how the government should spend the taxes collected on their winnings. Under Aangat Tayo party-list Rep. Harlin Neil Abayon III’s proposed measure, which he filed on Tuesday, any winner of a lotto prize over P10,000 may give instructions to the national government as to how the 20-percent tax on the prize money would be used. ‘Empowered winner’ House Bill No. 8418, or the Lotto Major Winner Empowerment Act, states that the lotto winner shall be “empowered to determine and specify in a notarized letter addressed to the President of the Philippines, the public school, public hospital, government scholarship or educational assistance program, government project, or barangay to which the final tax shall be allocated and spent.” Abayon said that under the current law, it was up to the national government how it would spend the tax from winn

7 things you should know about lotto

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Update Thousands of Filipinos try their luck on the lottery or lotto and pray that they hit the jackpot, especially now that the pot has soared to more than P1 billion. It would seem that placing a lotto bet has become part of the Filipino life. But how aware are we when it comes to playing lotto? Arnel Casas, Assistant General Manager for Gaming of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO), helped INQUIRER.net compile a list of seven things that the betting public should know about lotto here in the country: Highest in the history of PCSO In Tuesday’s draw, the jackpot for the Ultra Lotto 6/58 already reached P1.026 billion. Casas said that in the entire history of the lotto in the country, this has been the highest pot ever recorded by the agency. Prior to this, the highest prize for the lotto jackpot was P741 million back in November 2010. It was won by a solo bettor from Olongapo, Zambales Not tax free Despite the staggering pot, the winning bettor will n

100+ bettors nearly bagged P1B lotto jackpot – PCSO

More than 100 bettors almost won the P1 billion jackpot of the Ultra Lotto 6/58 on Tuesday night, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said Wednesday. The jackpot is still up for grabs as nobody guessed the winning combination of 12-16-46-03-38-36, which carried a prize of P1,026,264,340. However, 113 bettors nearly hit the biggest jackpot in the history of PCSO after they guessed five numbers of the winning combination. They each won P158,760, the PCSO announced. According to the PCSO website, bettors who get five numbers can win as much as P280,000, but the prize can vary depending on “the total sales generated and the number of winners on the particular draw.” Meanwhile, one winner bagged the P97,384,918 jackpot for the Super Lotto 6/49 draw on the same night after getting the combination of 19-32-40-21-05-43, draw results released by PCSO showed. The previous biggest jackpot prize in the history of PCSO was in 2010 when it reached P741 million. A bettor in Olo

Highest Lotto jackpot in PCSO history still up for grabs

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The UltraLotto 6/58 jackpot prize, which has surpassed P1 billion, is still up for grabs after nobody guessed the correct combination of the Tuesday night’s draw. The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said the winning combination was 12-16-46-03-38-36, which had a jackpot of P1,026,264,340.

Eye on the P1-B jackpot: Lotto bettors brave heat, long queues

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With the jackpot for the UltraLotto 6/58 expected to reach P1 billion by Tuesday, lotto outlets of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) across the country have attracted long queues. Filipinos  taking a chance to bet on the right number combination and hit the jackpot have one hope: a better life. Would any of these lotto hopefuls win the highest jackpot in PCSO history? Bong Quintero, who works as a janitor for a condominium, placed his bet at an outlet in Barangay La Paz in Makati. When asked what he would do with the money in case he wins, he answered enthusiastically: “Marami. Maraming pag-iisipan. Bibili ka ng bahay, saka kotse. Saka mamamasyal sa malalayong lugar na hindi mo napupuntahan (There were many we can think about. You can buy a house, car. We’ll go places that we don’t normally visit).” For a chance of a better life, 34-year old Ronnie Daloso and Butch Reyes, a middle manager for a company in Makati, were among other bettors who placed their bets at t

Odds of winning Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot is 1:40 million — PCSO

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The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Monday said that winning the estimated P1-billion jackpot in the Ultra Lotto 6/58 is a one in a 40 million chance. To be exact, PCSO Assistant General Manager for Gaming Sector Arnel Cases said the odds of winning in Ultra Lotto 6/58 is 1 in 40. 4 million. According to Cases, locals and foreigners alike can bet on their luck for the P1-billion prize as long as they are 18 years old and above, and have valid tickets. “No restrictions on tourists and foreigners. For so long you have the valid ticket, you can claim your prize,” Casas told INQUIRER.net in a text message. Cases said the jackpot for the Ultra Lotto 6/58 will likely hit the P1-billion mark for its Tuesday night draw. Last Sunday, the Ultra Lotto 6/58 had a prize of P954,503,164 for the winning numbers: 30–41-53-04-02-54. But nobody won. To recall, the biggest jackpot won in the history of PCSO was in 2010 when it reached P741 million. A lone bettor in Olongapo C