A lottery in the Philippines that saw 433 people hit the jackpot has drawn surprise and triggered scrutiny. It was the highest number of people to have ever won the Grand Lotto’s top prize, according to local media.
The winning combination for last weekend’s 236m peso ($4m; £3.5m) jackpot was a series of numbers which were all multiples of nine.
Philippines senate minority leader Koko Pimentel has called for an inquiry into the “suspicious” results.
Participants in the Grand Lotto select six numbers from one to 55. To win the jackpot, all six of a player’s numbers have to match those drawn by the lottery’s operator.
“These lotto games are authorised by the Republic of the Philippines. Therefore, we need to maintain and protect the integrity of these gambling games,” Mr Pimentel said as he called for an investigation into the lottery’s unusual outcome.
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