A CONSTRUCTION WORKER IN SAUDI WON 112M PESOS IN LOTTO DRAW

The 33-year-old lone winner, won the P111,998,556.00, after betting for nine straight years, mostly through the help of his wife when he was overseas. Last August 4, however, the worker, on leave from his work in Sauidi Arabia, personally placed a P20 bet at a lotto ticket booth in Cavite, while he was on vacation, and won.


His standard winning numbers 33-35-13-27-05-12 since 2007 were the combination of his wife’s birthdates, ages and anniversary dates. He worked as a construction worker in Saudi Arabia for 10years and after winning the lotto he finally decide to stay here for good.


He was still deciding on what kind of business to put up. He vowed to set aside money as savings for his child’s future. According to PCSO Vice chairman and General Manager Jose Ferdinand Rojas II, "It was really hard working as an overseas Filipino worker, especially as a contractual worker in a construction firm,”