This picture below with the woman holding a check is the winner of "P43 million lotto 6/42 jackpot prize on Wednesday, Jan. 17.".
That's almost $800k if converted in USD.
As we can see in the picture, it appears to be just an edited version, casting doubt on whether there was a genuine winner or if corrupt officials inside are attempting to claim the victory using that picture as evidence.
What's your thought about that picture, is it real or edicted?
The picture is viral and the netizens are tagging the administrator of PCSO the lotto governing body, but this is not something new to the lottery system in the Philippines has been questioned many times but so far they have maintained its reputation.
The netizens are quick to check for the flaws because we have a lot of coders and online designers who are betting in the lottery, it looks malicious but like what others have mentioned they intentionally edited it because they want to hide the identity of the winners. After all, it's different in the Philippines once people know you are a lotto winner people will envy you and you may even become a target of bad elements or the lotto ask that it be edited to protect his identity.
How about in your area? How reputable are your state-sponsored casinos?
I don't think people will lose interest in betting in the lottery because of this issue, majority of the people believe the lotto ticket is their ticket to get out of poverty and change their destiny, people will eventually forget this and will still bet especially if the prize becomes huge.