A senator has called for an inquiry into the 'suspicious' results.
On Sunday, Melquiades Robles, general manager of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office , sought to reassure the public and said the drawing of winning numbers cannot be rigged."Many have held on to their numbers. It's not only good to be loyal to your wives and husbands, it's also good to be loyal to your numbers," Mr Robles told a news conference.
"I've been betting on pattern nine, pattern eight, pattern seven and pattern six for many years and I'm thankful I just won," one winner said. "It's similar to how in any given hand of poker it would be unlikely to draw a straight flush, but if one looks at hundreds of thousands of hands at once then it actually becomes quite likely that a straight flush would be drawn," he added.There were accusations of fraud afterThe organisers said the winners collected 5.7m rand each.after she thought she'd hit the jackpot in the country's €4m Christmas lottery.
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