Construction worker collects P249-M lotto prize

MANILA, Philippines—A construction worker has collected the P249-million prize he won in the 6/49 SuperLotto draw on March 30, according to a radio report.

The winner was with his family when he collected the prize at the main office of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office in Quezon City, the dzMM report said.

It took the man more than a week before he collected the biggest ever jackpot in the history of the country's online lottery game because of fears for his life, the radio report said.

He was said to have picked the winning six-number combination (47-32-1-46-15-29) in a lotto outlet in Quezon City, the report added.

The exact amount of the tax-free jackpot was P249,005,120.40, according to PCSO.

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