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hero member
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Nothing lasts forever
He deserves the winnings. He took a long battle and finally won it and it was truly worth the wait.
Although it would have been more beneficial if he would have got the winnings 9 years earlier itself but yet its still a lot of money.
The sad thing is that the amount would not be inflation adjusted but I think that's how it is.
Good thing is that the judge ruled the case in his favor and that's what matters.

        -  Yes, you're right there, and I think if he didn't approach the head or take the complain in the court, he probably wouldn't get what was really for him.  If you look at other people, they probably give up right away, but this lottery winner is so strong in his belief that he even came to the point where he felt like giving up, but he still fought it and continued to follow it up.

Then, after 9 years, what happened to him was like a retirement fee, right? The rewards or lump sum that he waited for resulted in things that his loved ones did not think that he would still get, meaning he is still really lucky, fate still favors Him.

Yeah right. That's the reason why I said he truly deserves the amount because he did something that normally others wouldn't.

I completely agree.

But it does not matter if its 9 years earlier or 9 years later. He should get the money, and in case of getting it later he is getting 6% interest per annum, but he should also have gotten money for even having to endure almost an entire decade of having to battle needlessly. I am sure that he wasted a lot of money on lawyers and a lot of personal time that could have been spent, making money or doing other things.

Gambling businesses should be held to a higher standard and given much harsher punishments.

True that. In such cases, the judge announces that the opposition party has to pay the compensation for the harassment the victim had to go through.
So if that was provided then the fees for the lawyer and other expenses would be covered in the compensation.
sr. member
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He deserves the winnings. He took a long battle and finally won it and it was truly worth the wait.
Although it would have been more beneficial if he would have got the winnings 9 years earlier itself but yet its still a lot of money.
The sad thing is that the amount would not be inflation adjusted but I think that's how it is.
Good thing is that the judge ruled the case in his favor and that's what matters.

        -  Yes, you're right there, and I think if he didn't approach the head or take the complain in the court, he probably wouldn't get what was really for him.  If you look at other people, they probably give up right away, but this lottery winner is so strong in his belief that he even came to the point where he felt like giving up, but he still fought it and continued to follow it up.

Then, after 9 years, what happened to him was like a retirement fee, right? The rewards or lump sum that he waited for resulted in things that his loved ones did not think that he would still get, meaning he is still really lucky, fate still favors Him.
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Firstly, I will like to commend his doggedness in the fight for his right, the whole challenges he had to put up with just to have what legally belongs to him and not to be docile.

But I must also state the risk involved, this is not to say that he would have forgone his supposed win but he made it through the "eye of the needle".

What if the company had declared bankrupcy amidst the legal battles  and folded, how on earth will he have recovered from the expenses incurred in the process of the legal proceedings?
How will he have apologised to his daughter for fighting what seemed like a lost cause.
Lastly, considering the cost acrued during the legal battle, whats the profit ratio (although I know the cost of living in philipine isn't as expensive as the US)?

But in all, I congratualte him for his bravity and this should not serve as a template for others if they don't analyse their own situation before legal battles.

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I think it's fair on both sides, as we have a saying as gamblers, a win is a win, so even if it take him years to get the money, regardless if it is adjusted to inflation or not, the gamblers will be happy for that money.

That is his luck that day, going to bet on that numbers and everything struck. And at least we  can say that gamblers will be favored in court specially cases like this because it's unique. We have seen gamblers taking casinos into court and losing their battle. But in the Philippines, they have justice for every one. Hopefully he can used the money properly and invest and keep it growing.
It will be extremely difficult to win a lawsuit against a casino, because the financial capabilities of the casino are much better, and accordingly they can afford the best lawyers.

But on the other hand, casinos record every step and if the truth is on the player’s side, then this evidence can become decisive for the player if the court works honestly.

It would be good if this player could get his winnings, especially if he returns from abroad every time to attend court hearings, this shows how important it is for him to get this winnings and win the case.
legendary
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He deserves the winnings. He took a long battle and finally won it and it was truly worth the wait.
Although it would have been more beneficial if he would have got the winnings 9 years earlier itself but yet its still a lot of money.
The sad thing is that the amount would not be inflation adjusted but I think that's how it is.
Good thing is that the judge ruled the case in his favor and that's what matters.

I think it's fair on both sides, as we have a saying as gamblers, a win is a win, so even if it take him years to get the money, regardless if it is adjusted to inflation or not, the gamblers will be happy for that money.

That is his luck that day, going to bet on that numbers and everything struck. And at least we  can say that gamblers will be favored in court specially cases like this because it's unique. We have seen gamblers taking casinos into court and losing their battle. But in the Philippines, they have justice for every one. Hopefully he can used the money properly and invest and keep it growing.

Yeah that's true a win-win for him, even it takes that long but still he can enjoy that winning amount, he can use the money to start a business or to invest to try growing his savings, whatever the plan for me it's really great outcome for him, taking the case to the higher court and getting the favor is something that unusual especially that the opposing entity is one of the government own entity.

The case is now over and there's nothing that the lottery facilatator can do but to give him his money and let him enjoy.
hero member
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This surely is a life-changing experience and case. When someone knows they have solid proof about something and their confidence about winning the case is certain without feeling intimidated, consistency is always the key. If the person has given up over the years, it could have been another added fund to the Lotto company.
 
Congratulations on him claiming the win! The legal battle was not easy, but the amount and the wait are really worth it, and I hope such an amount is being used for something useful and not going to be spent on things that can't have an impact on the person's life, as many people will be looking up to the guy and using the case as a reference for other to build hope and always fight for their winning no matter the time that it will cost them.

This was the biggest story for the youngsters to get motivated and claim this way to use to prove their winning.Because many gamblers was not ready to try in the legal way to claim rewards,they thought the lotto will be more powerful then the individual and move by quit of the game.The lotto company also be neutral to give their winnings after certain years.So we need to understand the loyal of the lotto and the continuous effort of the winner help the improvement of the process.So gambling also the loyal one,if you had win the game using your strategy it never stop you from the withdrew of the funds.
hero member
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He deserves the winnings. He took a long battle and finally won it and it was truly worth the wait.
Although it would have been more beneficial if he would have got the winnings 9 years earlier itself but yet its still a lot of money.
The sad thing is that the amount would not be inflation adjusted but I think that's how it is.
Good thing is that the judge ruled the case in his favor and that's what matters.

I think it's fair on both sides, as we have a saying as gamblers, a win is a win, so even if it take him years to get the money, regardless if it is adjusted to inflation or not, the gamblers will be happy for that money.

That is his luck that day, going to bet on that numbers and everything struck. And at least we  can say that gamblers will be favored in court specially cases like this because it's unique. We have seen gamblers taking casinos into court and losing their battle. But in the Philippines, they have justice for every one. Hopefully he can used the money properly and invest and keep it growing.
sr. member
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This surely is a life-changing experience and case. When someone knows they have solid proof about something and their confidence about winning the case is certain without feeling intimidated, consistency is always the key. If the person has given up over the years, it could have been another added fund to the Lotto company.
 
Congratulations on him claiming the win! The legal battle was not easy, but the amount and the wait are really worth it, and I hope such an amount is being used for something useful and not going to be spent on things that can't have an impact on the person's life, as many people will be looking up to the guy and using the case as a reference for other to build hope and always fight for their winning no matter the time that it will cost them.
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He deserves the winnings. He took a long battle and finally won it and it was truly worth the wait.
Although it would have been more beneficial if he would have got the winnings 9 years earlier itself but yet its still a lot of money.
The sad thing is that the amount would not be inflation adjusted but I think that's how it is.
Good thing is that the judge ruled the case in his favor and that's what matters.

I completely agree.

But it does not matter if its 9 years earlier or 9 years later. He should get the money, and in case of getting it later he is getting 6% interest per annum, but he should also have gotten money for even having to endure almost an entire decade of having to battle needlessly. I am sure that he wasted a lot of money on lawyers and a lot of personal time that could have been spent, making money or doing other things.

Gambling businesses should be held to a higher standard and given much harsher punishments.
hero member
Activity: 2702
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Nothing lasts forever
He deserves the winnings. He took a long battle and finally won it and it was truly worth the wait.
Although it would have been more beneficial if he would have got the winnings 9 years earlier itself but yet its still a lot of money.
The sad thing is that the amount would not be inflation adjusted but I think that's how it is.
Good thing is that the judge ruled the case in his favor and that's what matters.
legendary
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The fighting spirit he showed there was intense. His persistence paid off just so he could achieve what he knew was his. He didn't really stop it; that's why I'm impressed with his determination, and everything still paid off as he expected.
I'm sure he needs that money because its value is probably so great to him that he continues to fight for it no matter how long it takes to get his winnings, at least he can get his winnings now, I think maybe he will also take a lesson in holding lottery tickets well so he doesn't Another mistake occurred which made his grandson crumple his lottery ticket until there were numbers missing on the ticket.

I often hear cases about lotteries and almost all of them have problems and interesting stories in them, including the story written in this thread, it really can be a lesson for lottery gambling lovers to be careful when buying lottery tickets and hold them properly and also pay attention that Lottery provider agents are really official and trustworthy because there are cases out there where lottery provider agents don't pay their users.
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My questions are :
Do you think it's worth the wait, he's getting 6% interest per annum but he still has to pay a lot of money and suffers a lot even to the point of having a rift with his daughter
Will you do the same thing and fight for your rights to claim the prize
$217k is not a small amount of money in the US not to mention the Philippines, so I believe the wait and the effort given to it are all worth it. This is an example of a determined heart to get justice and it's justifiable since what he pursued justice for is worth it. For the daughter, it's a mere familiar issue which will easily get resolved and I am sure with the final result, the daughter would be very proud and happy for her father.

However, the only painful part is the value of the money which would have greatly decreased over the course of the legal battle. The 6% annual interest is nothing that can quantify the decreased value of the money due to inflation in the country within the past 9 years.

The winner is an entrepreneur nearing his retirement the amount is still huge to start a business in the Philippines, but the most important thing is, that he becomes an inspiration that if you believe that it belongs to you, you should fight for it, the daughter who accidentally damages the ticket can go home now and help her father to set up a business.
The moral of the story here is to protect your ticket at all costs many people who purchased the ticket do not know that ironing the ticket will damage it, this story is one example of what you should not do to your ticket, in my case I tuck it inside the bible for additional blessing.
 
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The fighting spirit he showed there was intense. His persistence paid off just so he could achieve what he knew was his. He didn't really stop it; that's why I'm impressed with his determination, and everything still paid off as he expected.
And so everything in the end, has paid off, he can now live luxuriously with the family and hopefully the daughter will also have forgiveness in her heart so that there is a cinderella and moral lessons that everyone can learn from what the man has experienced.
Yes, he can finally get it all and can live better with his winnings. This is a story of someone's struggle to demand his rights so he can get them. And 9 years is quite a long time before he finally gets his winnings. Hopefully, he can live happily with his family and can reconcile with his daughter because, after all, they are father and daughter who have a family relationship. If his daughter can forgive, her father will definitely be very happy and there is nothing more he wants because a father's love for his daughter is very great. Her father would probably struggle to get forgiveness from his daughter.
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For 9 long years he has been fighting for a fair hearing and as per your statement he has sold his house door to door to pursue this case. He may have lived in exile by selling the house but he did not withdraw from the case which shows that he must be confident enough about the case and he still believes that the verdict will be in his favor. For the amount of money he is dying for, if the verdict is in his favor, the suffering he has been going through for these nine years may be over in an instant. But to me these nine years seem too much, the court should have looked at this case seriously and given the verdict after proper investigation but here we are noticing the clear negligence of the court. The court should check the enmity very quickly and close this case.
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My questions are :
Do you think it's worth the wait, he's getting 6% interest per annum but he still has to pay a lot of money and suffers a lot even to the point of having a rift with his daughter
Will you do the same thing and fight for your rights to claim the prize
$217k is not a small amount of money in the US not to mention the Philippines, so I believe the wait and the effort given to it are all worth it. This is an example of a determined heart to get justice and it's justifiable since what he pursued justice for is worth it. For the daughter, it's a mere familiar issue which will easily get resolved and I am sure with the final result, the daughter would be very proud and happy for her father.

However, the only painful part is the value of the money which would have greatly decreased over the course of the legal battle. The 6% annual interest is nothing that can quantify the decreased value of the money due to inflation in the country within the past 9 years.

Well, the waiting made by the winner is not a joke; he still applied his patience because he knew what he was fighting for in the office. The fact that you kept going back and forth to the office as if showing him not to rely on you didn't stop him from following up.
Yeah, and it I have to guess, that will be what 2 set of Presidents of the country of the Philippines to be able to get justice and all the money that he has deserved. That's some fighting spirit and patience of the winning ticket. Not sure what justice looks like in the country, but it's been that long then it's a slow process there.

The fighting spirit he showed there was intense. His persistence paid off just so he could achieve what he knew was his. He didn't really stop it; that's why I'm impressed with his determination, and everything still paid off as he expected.
And so everything in the end, has paid off, he can now live luxuriously with the family and hopefully the daughter will also have forgiveness in her heart so that there is a cinderella and moral lessons that everyone can learn from what the man has experienced.
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My questions are :
Do you think it's worth the wait, he's getting 6% interest per annum but he still has to pay a lot of money and suffers a lot even to the point of having a rift with his daughter
Will you do the same thing and fight for your rights to claim the prize
$217k is not a small amount of money in the US not to mention the Philippines, so I believe the wait and the effort given to it are all worth it. This is an example of a determined heart to get justice and it's justifiable since what he pursued justice for is worth it. For the daughter, it's a mere familiar issue which will easily get resolved and I am sure with the final result, the daughter would be very proud and happy for her father.

However, the only painful part is the value of the money which would have greatly decreased over the course of the legal battle. The 6% annual interest is nothing that can quantify the decreased value of the money due to inflation in the country within the past 9 years.

Well, the waiting made by the winner is not a joke; he still applied his patience because he knew what he was fighting for in the office. The fact that you kept going back and forth to the office as if showing him not to rely on you didn't stop him from following up.

The fighting spirit he showed there was intense. His persistence paid off just so he could achieve what he knew was his. He didn't really stop it; that's why I'm impressed with his determination, and everything still paid off as he expected.
legendary
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My questions are :
Do you think it's worth the wait, he's getting 6% interest per annum but he still has to pay a lot of money and suffers a lot even to the point of having a rift with his daughter
Will you do the same thing and fight for your rights to claim the prize
$217k is not a small amount of money in the US not to mention the Philippines, so I believe the wait and the effort given to it are all worth it. This is an example of a determined heart to get justice and it's justifiable since what he pursued justice for is worth it. For the daughter, it's a mere familiar issue which will easily get resolved and I am sure with the final result, the daughter would be very proud and happy for her father.

However, the only painful part is the value of the money which would have greatly decreased over the course of the legal battle. The 6% annual interest is nothing that can quantify the decreased value of the money due to inflation in the country within the past 9 years.

Still huge if you are in Philippines or even if you are in US since you can buy a lot of things with that amount. Also good thing that the winner got his prize and this totally paid all the efforts they do just to get that money. This show if the person is eager to get something that he really deserve they can get the money especially if there's relevance on their claims. For sure that it is since imagine fighting for 9 years to get the reward for sure his daughter is proud for what his father achieve since they totally made a lot of effort to get it.

But for sure the winner doesn't care about the timespan but he's surely happy what the present bring since he knows enjoy the money he won and for sure that's more important thing for them at the moment.
Really still a significant amount of money on which it would really be just that right that you should really be fighting for it no matter how long it would take. It is really that needing to have that  financial capacity on doing so considering legal actions and other document expenses is something that not cheap. As i have read up that the winner did make some selling off some of his properties
just to have this kind of legal fight and its good to see that it did really paid off. The amount that we are talking is really something significant on which even if you do live
on 1st world then it would be still a considerable amount but not really something that humongous into those 1st world countries.

Now that he do able to get those winnings then its time to for him to repay those debts that he had acquired along the process on which i dont see for it to be
affecting that much in overall winning that he has and even himself do knows about it and this is why he do took up the risks.

The reason is this;

not released due to a his partially burned ticket

The problem was his granddaughter crumpled his winning ticket.

It is really that a bit confusing basing up on the situation of the ticket whether its been crumpled or partially burned. This is why it is really that hard to believe
whenever the report or these articles giving those precise information.

Basing up on lottery guidelines and rules then it would really be that your responsibility on handling those tickets with care.
If it turns out that it is burned or been folded despite of those reminders then good thing that Supreme court did really reconsider out and demand
that sweepstakes organizer to give the winnings.

Lucky for the winner that supreme court sided on him, as there's always corresponding rules and by reading that argument it can be use against the bettors, but the decision is the final venue and there's nothing that the organizers can do now., they got the resources and venue but now they need to comply and released that winning amount and let the lucky bettor enjoy the delayed money which he's entitled to enjoy. With all the wait vested, this lucky winner can now enjoy his million peso winnings.
legendary
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My questions are :
Do you think it's worth the wait, he's getting 6% interest per annum but he still has to pay a lot of money and suffers a lot even to the point of having a rift with his daughter
Will you do the same thing and fight for your rights to claim the prize
$217k is not a small amount of money in the US not to mention the Philippines, so I believe the wait and the effort given to it are all worth it. This is an example of a determined heart to get justice and it's justifiable since what he pursued justice for is worth it. For the daughter, it's a mere familiar issue which will easily get resolved and I am sure with the final result, the daughter would be very proud and happy for her father.

However, the only painful part is the value of the money which would have greatly decreased over the course of the legal battle. The 6% annual interest is nothing that can quantify the decreased value of the money due to inflation in the country within the past 9 years.

Still huge if you are in Philippines or even if you are in US since you can buy a lot of things with that amount. Also good thing that the winner got his prize and this totally paid all the efforts they do just to get that money. This show if the person is eager to get something that he really deserve they can get the money especially if there's relevance on their claims. For sure that it is since imagine fighting for 9 years to get the reward for sure his daughter is proud for what his father achieve since they totally made a lot of effort to get it.

But for sure the winner doesn't care about the timespan but he's surely happy what the present bring since he knows enjoy the money he won and for sure that's more important thing for them at the moment.
Really still a significant amount of money on which it would really be just that right that you should really be fighting for it no matter how long it would take. It is really that needing to have that  financial capacity on doing so considering legal actions and other document expenses is something that not cheap. As i have read up that the winner did make some selling off some of his properties
just to have this kind of legal fight and its good to see that it did really paid off. The amount that we are talking is really something significant on which even if you do live
on 1st world then it would be still a considerable amount but not really something that humongous into those 1st world countries.

Now that he do able to get those winnings then its time to for him to repay those debts that he had acquired along the process on which i dont see for it to be
affecting that much in overall winning that he has and even himself do knows about it and this is why he do took up the risks.

The reason is this;

not released due to a his partially burned ticket

The problem was his granddaughter crumpled his winning ticket.

It is really that a bit confusing basing up on the situation of the ticket whether its been crumpled or partially burned. This is why it is really that hard to believe
whenever the report or these articles giving those precise information.

Basing up on lottery guidelines and rules then it would really be that your responsibility on handling those tickets with care.
If it turns out that it is burned or been folded despite of those reminders then good thing that Supreme court did really reconsider out and demand
that sweepstakes organizer to give the winnings.
hero member
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My questions are :
Do you think it's worth the wait, he's getting 6% interest per annum but he still has to pay a lot of money and suffers a lot even to the point of having a rift with his daughter
Will you do the same thing and fight for your rights to claim the prize

https://www.rappler.com/nation/give-lotto-winner-damaged-ticket-million-prize-supreme-court-orders-pcso/
https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/classified-odd/10/10/14/winning-lotto-ticket-burned-flat-iron
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/10/26/pcso-lotto-winner-damaged-ticket-12-million-prize.html

I don't know, perhaps the reason is that he really won and should be given the winnings, and most likely that was his point of going against the lottery company and fighting them for years just to claim his prize money. So I would say it's worth, regardless of what and how angle you are going to look at it. Money is still money won.

As for the rift between him and his daughter, time heals all wound, and specially that he had laid claim for the prize money, maybe the father and daughter can settle their big difference. As the saying goes, blood is thicker than water so hopefully both sides have forgiven each other after a long time.
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My questions are :
Do you think it's worth the wait, he's getting 6% interest per annum but he still has to pay a lot of money and suffers a lot even to the point of having a rift with his daughter
Will you do the same thing and fight for your rights to claim the prize
$217k is not a small amount of money in the US not to mention the Philippines, so I believe the wait and the effort given to it are all worth it. This is an example of a determined heart to get justice and it's justifiable since what he pursued justice for is worth it. For the daughter, it's a mere familiar issue which will easily get resolved and I am sure with the final result, the daughter would be very proud and happy for her father.

However, the only painful part is the value of the money which would have greatly decreased over the course of the legal battle. The 6% annual interest is nothing that can quantify the decreased value of the money due to inflation in the country within the past 9 years.

Still huge if you are in Philippines or even if you are in US since you can buy a lot of things with that amount. Also good thing that the winner got his prize and this totally paid all the efforts they do just to get that money. This show if the person is eager to get something that he really deserve they can get the money especially if there's relevance on their claims. For sure that it is since imagine fighting for 9 years to get the reward for sure his daughter is proud for what his father achieve since they totally made a lot of effort to get it.

But for sure the winner doesn't care about the timespan but he's surely happy what the present bring since he knows enjoy the money he won and for sure that's more important thing for them at the moment.
Really still a significant amount of money on which it would really be just that right that you should really be fighting for it no matter how long it would take. It is really that needing to have that  financial capacity on doing so considering legal actions and other document expenses is something that not cheap. As i have read up that the winner did make some selling off some of his properties
just to have this kind of legal fight and its good to see that it did really paid off. The amount that we are talking is really something significant on which even if you do live
on 1st world then it would be still a considerable amount but not really something that humongous into those 1st world countries.

Now that he do able to get those winnings then its time to for him to repay those debts that he had acquired along the process on which i dont see for it to be
affecting that much in overall winning that he has and even himself do knows about it and this is why he do took up the risks.
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