Manila, May 7 -- A lone bettor from Metro Manila became an instant multimillionaire after hitting Wednesday night's PHP15-million Megalotto 6/45 jackpot.

In an advisory on Thursday, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) said the winner bought the ticket in Quezon City and correctly guessed the winning combination of 01-03-24-18-11-10.

The winner has one year to claim the prize at the PCSO main office in Mandaluyong City.

Under the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion law, lotto winnings worth more than PHP10,000 are subject to a 20-percent tax.

Meanwhile, 61 other bettors won PHP19,672.13 each for guessing five out of the six winning digits; 2,612 will get PHP421.13 each for getting four correct digits; and 29,585 will...