Thursday, June 2, 2011

SLUM-DWELLER WINS P356-M GRAND LOTTO

An illiterate, slum-dwelling Filipino carpenter who was too poor to send his six children to school became an instant millionaire Thursday with the country's second biggest-ever lottery win.

The 60-year-old collected a 356.5-million-peso (eight-million-dollar) cheque from a single 20-peso ticket, which was all he could afford, said an aide to Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office general manager Jose Ferdinand Roxas



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