Super Lotto Update in the Philippines

Now on its 19th draw, the biggest SuperLotto jackpot in Philippine history has not been won. No one took home the P288-million prize in Thursday night’s 6/49 draw.

The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said no bettor correctly guessed the six-number combination 35-01-42-36-41-22.

“Once again, there’s no winner for tonight. This pot is now the biggest prize for our SuperLotto game which is our most popular game,” noted Dr. Larry Cedro, PCSO spokesperson.
Last night’s pot stood at exactly P288,146,473.20.

Cedro said the jackpot easily surpassed its projected target of P270 million well before lotto outlets closed at 8:30 p.m.

By 6 p.m., the prize had already jumped to P276,411,952.80, with total sales hitting P206,499,120 at that point.

Two hours later, Cedro said the jackpot soared to P287,327,941.20 on sales amounting to P267,143,500 as of 8 p.m.

The PCSO reported the final total sales for the day at P271,690,900, of which P206,152,000 came from Luzon and P65,538,900 from the Visayas and Mindanao regions.
The second biggest prize for the lottery game was won by a construction worker from Novaliches in April 2008. He took home P249 million.

More than a week ago, on Feb. 5, the prize topped the P100 million mark for the first time this year at P115,191,684.

Cedro noted that since the PCSO began holding draws for the 6/49 SuperLotto three times a week, the jackpot had been climbing at a faster rate than before.

Previously, increments for the SuperLotto reached P10 million between draws. Now the increments are soaring by an average of P15 million to P20 million between the thrice-a-week draws, PCSO officials said.

The PCSO has yet to issue an official estimate of the expected prize for the draw on Sunday night. Others says it could reach 320Million as many people are keep on betting.

"PCSO stands for Philippine Charity Sweestakes Office. It is the principal government agency in charge of raising and providing funds for health programs, medical assistance and services and charities of national character. The PCSO is under the control and supervision of the Department of Social Welfare and Development ("DSWD") according to Executive Order 455."