Top ten biggest lotto jackpot winners in 2023

With just two days before the New Year 2024, a lone winner bagged the jackpot prize worth over P571 million in the Ultra Lotto 6/58 draw on December 29.

The fortunate bettor won P571,554,916.40 with the combination 19-35-25-42-58-05.

The other major lotto draw on Friday, the Megalotto 6/45, also produced a jackpot winner who bagged over P23 million.

The lone winner in the Megalotto 6/45 won P23,333,389.60 with the combination 06-12-28-04-16-17.

The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office on December 16 raised the jackpot prizes for the Ultra Lotto 6/58 and Grand Lotto 6/55 draws to P500 million each as part of the PCSO's "Handog Pakabog" for Christmas.

What are this year's top jackpot winnings? They are are the following.

10. P107 million, Megalotto 6/45, November 6

A solo winner landed the jackpot prize of P107,506,074.20 in the Megalotto 6/45 on November 6.

The ticket with the winning combination 13-31-16-01-25-10 was bought from a lotto outlet in Barangay Pinyahan in Quezon City.

9. P109.6 million, Ultra Lotto 6/58, March 7

One winner won P109,630,146 in the Ultra Lotto 6/58 draw on March 7. The winning ticket with the combination 56-41-11-48-54-58 was bought from a lotto outlet in Pulilan, Bulacan.

8. P111 million, Grand Lotto 6/55, September 4

A lone winner landed the P111,039,686 jackpot prize for the Grand Lotto 6/55 draw on September 4.

Bought from BFRV, Las Piñas, Metro Manila, the ticket had the winning combination of 55-50-06-45-12-40.

7. P116.5 million, Grand Lotto 6/55, November 11

A ticket bought in Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija won P116,554,053.80 during the Grand Lotto 6/55 draw on November 11.

The winning ticket bore the winning combination of 52-08-41-11-27-31.

6. P142.5 million, Grand Lotto 6/55, January 7

Two winners shared the jackpot prize of P142,580,483.20 for the Grand Lotto 6/55 draw on January 7.

The tickets were separately bought by two different winners in Calamba City, Laguna and Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental.

The winning combination was 44-13-19-33-27-39.

5. P147 million, Super Lotto 6/49, October 15

On October 15, a 46-year-old bettor from Silang, Cavite landed P147,354,716.40 as the sole winner of the Super Lotto 6/49 jackpot.

The winner said he earlier won a minor prize in a previous draw and used his winning to bet on a “lucky pick” that landed him the jackpot.

He said that when he saw the winning combination, 47-35-02-13-38-17, he didn’t believe that he won and that he had to double-check the results on Facebook.

The winner planned to use his jackpot winnings to help his family and build a dream home.

4. P225.2 million, Megalotto 6/45, May 12

The Megalotto 6/45 draw on May 12 yielded a solo winner of the P225,248,638.00 jackpot prize.

According to a post by the PCSO, the winning ticket from Pavia, Iloilo landed the jackpot prize with the winning combination 14-05-44-25-01-36.

3. P310.6 million, Super Lotto 6/49, December 19

A bettor from Quezon City is likely to have a prosperous New Year after bagging the jackpot prize of P310.69 million in the SuperLotto 6/49.

The lone lucky winner emerged during a draw on December 19.

The winning ticket, 30-16-33-12-29-25, was bought at a lotto outlet in Quezon City.

2. P366 million, Ultra Lotto 6/58, June 30

The biggest jackpot of the year (so far) went to a 40-year-old man who bought his Ultra Lotto 6/58 ticket off a lotto outlet in Cabiao, Nueva Ecija.

According to the winner, he was in a “state of disbelief” when he claimed his P366,687,465.20 prize from the PCSO.

He attributed his win to God, stating that it was part of a higher plan for him to help people in need.

The winner won with the combination of 43-58-37-47-27-17.

1. Over 571 million, Ultra Lotto 6/58, December 29

The Grand Lotto 6/55 jackpot prize which stood at P557,944,598.80 on Wednesday has yet to be won. Bettors may have another crack at the Grand Lotto 6/55 jackpot draw on Saturday.  —LDF/NB/RSJ, GMA Integrated News