433 Winners to split $4,015,156.265 6/55 Grand Lotto Jackpot

[Peanutswar]

Actually this news is widely spreading after the news announce the number of winners for me this is super odd imagine you are 433 participants who will share the large amount of money and it seems like if you see it is really possible that 433 people make a huge amount of profit, most likely the news regarding with the lotto jackpot tells just about 1-5 participants who share but still congrats to those winners even though they share a large number still those money can really help them in the future.

[Scripture]

As someone said, it's around $10k each so that is a huge amount of money for each winner. And so if there is a investigation, it might take months or even years to claim their money. So it will not be far for the honest one. So It's better to give the prize money first in my opinion.

They are now claiming the prize and the agency is releasing it despite of that possible investigation because they believe nothing wrong with the result, it’s just that they have to prove it or else their officials will face consequences. It’s normal for people to doubt the result, that’s a lot of winners and the probability is very low as per analyst.

[Mauser]

Damn, that's a lot of people who all picked the same winning numbers. Imagine you finally win the lottery after playing for 40 years, only to share your money with 433 other people. Maybe there were some tipping groups who all picked the same numbers, but this can't explain all of winners. There is already another thread here on the forum talking about the winning numbers all being divisible by 9. I don't think that the numbers alone are evidence for scam. To me the numbers still seem random, the high number of lottery winner is what concerns me the most. Maybe there is some form of connection between the winners. Also there seems to be high number of second and third prize winners. Sad for the gamblers who picked the right numbers on their own and won legitimately.

[danherbias07]

This is the first time, probably this will be put in the guinness world record.

I believe there are irregularities here, it could be manipulated, and it's nice to know that some senators from the Philippines wants a probe on this one.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1673977/minority-senators-seek-probe-on-extraordinary-grand-lotto-draw

MANILA, Philippines — Minority senators are seeking an investigation into the “extraordinary” Grand Lotto draw where 433 bettors all got the winning combination for the ₱236 million jackpot.

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III and Senator Risa Hontiveros on Sunday said a Senate resolution is needed to allay suspicion of irregularity in the results of the lottery that is managed by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).

Oh, this will be good.
I didn't know that they do care. Because before no one or no government official went forward to look deep into what is happening in this lotto service in the Phillipines. This is not even a new case, they just don't care or maybe other officials are part of the irregularities that's why they don't investigate.
Why should it take a big issue like this for them to move?
If they are found guilty about it, how about those old players who had been betting all their life? Will the unfairness be paid or will they just straighten it out?

[acroman08]

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1 in 29 million is the odds that one winner will get the number. You have to raise that again to 433 since there are 433 winners. That is 1 out of 1 followed by 1224 zeroes that 433 people will win a 6/55 lottery.

yeah, I guess you are right, but knowing how pattern/pretty numbers are popular when it comes to the lottery It is not surprising(or at least me) that there are a lot of people who won. I am also not against them doing an investigation but I doubt they'll find something suspicious.

[qwertyup23]

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1 in 29 million is the odds that one winner will get the number. You have to raise that again to 433 since there are 433 winners. That is 1 out of 1 followed by 1224 zeroes that 433 people will win a 6/55 lottery.

yeah, I guess you are right, but knowing how pattern/pretty numbers are popular when it comes to the lottery It is not surprising(or at least me) that there are a lot of people who won. I am also not against them doing an investigation but I doubt they'll find something suspicious.

Is there any ounce of possibility that this can be rigged? Though the pattern combination of the lotto numbers were all divisible by 9, this somehow can potentially happen especially if some people stick to a designated pattern of betting numbers. It just so happened that the numbers that fell were all divisible by 9.

Again, the chances of this happening is just significantly and statistically low but the odds are the odds! No matter how low the chances of winning are, the fact that there is that "chance" of winning does not discount the possibility of the impossible happening.

[btc_angela]

I read that half or more than half of the winners have claim their prices already from the PCSO.

So that it mean that the other half is the one that has cheated or it could be someone behind those other half that they still get the prize winners because it has make so much noise right now in Philippines that even their Senate wanted to step and investigate the matter?

[sunsilk]

I read that half or more than half of the winners have claim their prices already from the PCSO.

So that it mean that the other half is the one that has cheated or it could be someone behind those other half that they still get the prize winners because it has make so much noise right now in Philippines that even their Senate wanted to step and investigate the matter?

There's a threshold on how long they should claim their prizes and that means that the others haven't arrived yet. I don't want to think that they're cheaters because they haven't claimed yet.

Looking at some information, they're coming from different parts of the country and that's why they haven't come to claim it. Thinking of someone is behind of it, there's really a possibility that it's likely a trick or what.

But, they can't do anything anymore if most of the money prizes are claimed already and the claimants or winners have already spent it.

[Fredomago]

I read that half or more than half of the winners have claim their prices already from the PCSO.

So that it mean that the other half is the one that has cheated or it could be someone behind those other half that they still get the prize winners because it has make so much noise right now in Philippines that even their Senate wanted to step and investigate the matter?

There's a threshold on how long they should claim their prizes and that means that the others haven't arrived yet. I don't want to think that they're cheaters because they haven't claimed yet.

Looking at some information, they're coming from different parts of the country and that's why they haven't come to claim it. Thinking of someone is behind of it, there's really a possibility that it's likely a trick or what.

But, they can't do anything anymore if most of the money prizes are claimed already and the claimants or winners have already spent it.

If all those claimants provides the winning tickets, there's nothing they can do now, unless there's a case or proven case of manipulation which will take time before it can be proven, like what you said those who claimed already are using the money and for those who ain't getting their money yet, there's a time for them to claim their winning amount and even it supposedly a once in a million opportunities if fate played on you there's nothing you can do.

Enjoy the money and try to use it for the betterment of your life, either plan for a business or look for passive secure investment.

[milewilda]

Someone already made a thread about exactly this news. Obviously its a manipulated lottery. There is no way there could have been that many winners. The chance of winning is about 1 in 29 million. And then we have 433 winners? Cmon.

They should look at the 433 winner network and analyse what and who they are connected to. I think they could find the culprit(s) responsible for the obvious scam.

But who knows, maybe all those people won because of some miraculous event that happens once in the entire lifetime of the human species? Nah. I still remain suspicious. I think there is definitely something fishy going on here.

Never believe on miracle since in history of lottery this event didn't happen. The odds is so low that's why its really hard to digest what they are announcing and for having 433 winners this will create an assumption that govern bodies handle the PCSO is corrupt. They are been bashed and show some people claiming but still it didn't justified anything because still people doubt about the result.

You cant really avoid on not to have those doubts considering the odds or chance on winning a lottery or make out those combinations isnt something that you could really able to hit even once in a lifetime.
We arent that dumb not to know the odds on hitting up jackpot which is usually we do really see one or two winners for jackpots and now we do see even hundreds which would really be that normal
that it would really be creating some buzz on why the heck this thing do happen? If there are people who do claim then we arent even sure if those people are legit winners
or just simply being dummied out just to make things looks legit but well its their problem to handle out though.