'Eat Bulaga' contestant bags P1-M jackpot; Joey owes it to Francis M

MANILA, Philippines - The somber set of "Eat Bulaga" suddenly burst into excitement after a lucky contestant won the P1-million jackpot prize on Friday afternoon. "Eat Bulaga" host Joey de Leon owed Windy’s lucky win to fellow host and Master Rapper Francis “Kiko" Magalona who had succumbed to leukemia earlier in the day. “Hoy, Kiko, andyan ka ba, Kiko? Nagbiro si Kiko! [Hey Kiko are you there? Kiko is playing us!]" De Leon said. Both De Leon and Vic Sotto were visibly holding back tears as the emotional contestant was jumping up and down with her win in "Eat Bulaga’s" "Taktak Mo oTatakbo" segment. “Ayan si Kiko nagpatigil niyan [Kiko made that stop]!" De Leon said referring to the roulette. The winner bagged a total cash price of P1,030,000 from the jackpot round. Before the contestant turned the roulette, De Leon announced that "Eat Bulaga" would be dedicating their entire Saturday show to Magalona. “Bukas po mga kaibigan ay ibibigay naming ang buong araw sa 'Eat Bulaga' para kay Francis Magalona. Para to sa lahat ng nagmamahal kay Kiko," De Leon said. [Tomorrow we would allot the entire day of "Eat Bulaga" for Francis Magalona. This is for everyone who loves Kiko.] Sotto broke the news of Magalona’s death live on television on Friday noon cutting the festive mood of the "Eat Bulaga" cast. “Sa lahat po ng nanonood ng 'Eat Bulaga,' ikinalulungkot po naming ipaalam sa inyo na Francis Magalona passed away this 12 afternoon [To all those watching 'Eat Bulaga,' we regretfully tell you that Francis Magalona passed away this 12 afternoon]," Sotto said, his voice breaking. “Marami siyang iniwang alaala sa atin dito sa 'Eat Bulaga' pati sa larangan ng musika. We will surely miss him pati na ang buong industriya," Sotto said. [He left us a lot of memories not only here in 'Eat Bulaga' but in the music industry as well. We will surely miss him. The entire industry will miss him.] - Mark Joseph Ubalde, GMANews.TV