Officials in the Philippines are calling for an inquiry into a 'strange' lottery jackpot that saw 433 winners splitting the $4 million pot
Government officials in the Philippines are calling for a probe into a Grand Lotto outcome that saw hundreds of people win a jackpot worth 236 million peso, or around $4 million.
Participants in the Grand Lotto select six numbers ranging from one to 55, and all six numbers have to match those drawn by the lottery operator, the BBCThe Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, the lottery organizers, announced that 433 people had won the lottery held on October 1. Each of the winners is set to win nearly $10,000. the Philippines' Grand Lotto top prize, the BBC reported, citing local media.
The outcome also drew skepticism from government officials. Aquilino Pimentel III, the Philippines' senate minority leader, asked for a probe into the draw and described the event as"strange and unusual" to Bloomberg. "These lotto games are authorized by the Republic of the Philippines. Therefore, we need to maintain and protect the integrity of these gambling games," he told Bloomberg.
Lottery officials were quick to defend the results. Melquiades Robles, the general manager of the sweepstakes office, told Bloomberg there was nothing irregular with the results. People tend to cling to their chosen numbers and bet on the same combinations over and over, he added.congratulating the winners on October 3, Robles wrote:"Lottery is a game of chance, nothing is definite and it is uncontrollable. To the 433 new jackpot winners, it pays to be loyal.
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