Isang Pinoy na nagtatrabaho sa Canada ang nanalo ng 32.7 million Canadian dollars o halos 1.2 bilyong piso sa Philippine Peso.
Patrick Estacio, a 41-year-old Filipino worker in Montreal, Canada, is the latest Filipino billionaire after winning the Montreal Grand 6/49 Lotto 6/49 Lotto jackpot.
Patrick Estacio has been living in a rooming house in Montreal for two years, and works two jobs to support himself in Canada.
He described as "surreal" his winning of the Montreal Grand 6/49 Lotto Prize of $32.7 million, in an interview on TVA Nouvelles as reported by Journal de Montreal. "By buying a lottery ticket, I do not expect to win the jackpot," he said. At first, he did not thought he won. On his way to work, he decided to have his lotto ticket validated. At first he thought he only won $32,700, but he was surprised when the employee of the lotto outlet told him he is now a millionaire. He said he has yet to decide on how he will spend the money.
He chose the winning combination of 06-09-30-37-43-49. Sa mga mananaya sa PCSO Lotto, O tayaan nyo na. lol.