Manila, Oct. 7 -- A lone bettor from Metro Manila became an instant millionaire after hitting the PHP223-million jackpot of the Grand Lotto 6/55 on Monday night.

The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), in an advisory Tuesday, said the bettor guessed the winning combination 21-27-51-19-14-53, which carried a total jackpot of PHP 223,580,197.60.

The winning ticket was bought at an outlet in Barangay Mariana, Quezon City.

Meanwhile, 26 others won PHP100,000 each for guessing five out of the six winning digits; 1,059 bettors will get PHP1,500 each for four correct digits; and 24,038 will settle for PHP60 each for three correct digits.

The winners have one year from the date of the draw to claim the prize, as specified in Republi...