{"id":13583,"date":"2026-03-22T15:40:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T15:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.thelotter.com\/?p=13583"},"modified":"2026-04-29T12:27:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T12:27:19","slug":"filipino-player-wins-powerball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelotter.com\/blog\/winners\/filipino-player-wins-powerball\/","title":{"rendered":"Filipino Player Wins US$50,000 Powerball Prize!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-778ab04d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-84e35c37 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelotter.com\/\">TheLotter<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelotter.com\/blog\/winners\/\">Lottery Winners<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">Filipino Player Wins US$50,000 Powerball Prize!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-filipino-player-wins-us-50-000-powerball-prize\">Filipino Player Wins US$50,000 Powerball Prize!<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f84485de wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-33d2158f7d79a5c18b717b3b6cdc4253 wp-block-paragraph\"><em><em><em><em><em><em><em>When he couldn\u2019t purchase tickets to his local lotteries in person, Filipino engineer, B.J.L., went online to try his luck. Little did he know that less than a year later, on 10 March 2021, he would be the lucky winner of a third-division&nbsp;<strong>US$50,000<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelotter.com\/lottery-tickets\/usa-powerball\/\">Powerball prize<\/a>!<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-64d88aec wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-84e35c37 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-ad40d118\" id=\"Nya-Zeelands-Powerball\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Online Lottery Play &#8211; &#8220;This Is Legit&#8221;<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-6654bb98825757bde168076672d33b8d wp-block-paragraph\">B.J.L. is an engineer from Manila (he prefers to retain his anonymity). Like many Filipinos, B.J.L. loves playing local lottery games. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, he was unable to buy his favourite lottery tickets, which could only be purchased in person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo, I went on TheLotter,\u201d B.J.L. told us in a telephone interview. \u201cSometime April last year, someone posted on Facebook. At first, I thought I didn\u2019t believe it\u2019s legit, and then I check it, Oh! I think this is legit because there\u2019s a lot of people who say it\u2019s legit, and then I check YouTube also and there\u2019s a lot of testimonies there.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-layout-flex uagb-block-258e1cfa alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a305a657 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-d2c25c18\">\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-b873232e4a78c71c2c6ad71b0535b005 wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to the testimonies from previous winners and satisfied customers, B.J.L. started playing. After participating in the March 2021 Powerball draw, he was contacted by TheLotter\u2019s Customer Service team:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThen there\u2019s an email saying that I won a big prize!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listen what B.J.L. had to say about winning a Powerball prize online from the Philippines:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Winner from the Philippines Claims $50,000 Powerball Prize!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iNhXZ9z-DE4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-layout-flex uagb-block-a4827e73 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-df7ede0a\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-d5406e52\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-us-50-000-numbers\"><strong>The US$50,000 Numbers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To win Powerball\u2019s third division prize, B.J.L. matched 4 out of the 5 main numbers, as well as the additional Powerball number. The odds of winning this prize are 1:913,129.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The winning numbers in the draw were 17, 18, 37, 44, 53 and Powerball number 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-e6915e096ced84b12a3e3dbb363ce33e wp-block-paragraph\">As you can see in the ticket on the left, the first line on B.J.L.\u2019s ticket had the numbers 17, 18, 27, 37, 53 and Powerball number 18! B.J.L. was just one number away from winning the draw\u2019s&nbsp;<strong>US$155 million<\/strong>&nbsp;jackpot prize!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-8c070bfe wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelotter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/046-filipino-winner2.webp ,https:\/\/www.thelotter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/046-filipino-winner2.webp 780w, https:\/\/www.thelotter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/046-filipino-winner2.webp 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelotter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/046-filipino-winner2.webp\" alt=\"Powerball ticket\" class=\"uag-image-13587\" width=\"506\" height=\"360\" title=\"Powerball ticket\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-64d88aec wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-84e35c37 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-1960250a\" id=\"Nya-Zeelands-Powerball\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">He\u2019s in It to Win It!<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-a6a0b65f0a4929660a51e66a0f8b1a52 wp-block-paragraph\">B.J.L.\u2019s big win came 10 months after he signed up at TheLotter. Even though he can again purchase Filipino lottery tickets in person, he vows to continue playing online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m already focused right now on TheLotter!\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">B.J.L. made it a point to tell us how satisfied he is with the customer support he received. \u201cI\u2019m very familiar in customer service, and to be honest with you, I\u2019m really impressed with how you guys do it. I receive an email nighttime, daytime, afternoon. There\u2019s a lot of feedback.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo, I think I\u2019ll still keep playing. I\u2019ll try my luck, and maybe one day I\u2019ll get the major prize, why not?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-layout-flex uagb-block-00652ad0 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a305a657 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-d7fe13d8\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-37ac6ec0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-players-from-the-philippines-win-online\">Players from the Philippines Win Online<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-28a858436ffa3db7aba5fe1d0713762d wp-block-paragraph\">Filipino players have won their share of the more than&nbsp;<strong>US$100 million<\/strong>&nbsp;in prizes paid out by TheLotter since 2002, and B.J.L. is not the only one to win big.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-10119c35641d89f9753e8fe4093f3d95 wp-block-paragraph\">Previously, C.R. won a&nbsp;<strong>\u20ac151,000<\/strong>&nbsp;Spain La Primitiva prize in 2016!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-24bed913d096f5e500df0d5465b4e20e wp-block-paragraph\">Outside of the Philippines, many other Asian players have also managed to strike gold at TheLotter, including&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelotter.com\/blog\/winners\/south-korean-player-wins-euromillions\/\">H.S.L. from South Korea<\/a>, who won EuroMillions&nbsp;<strong>US$1 million<\/strong>&nbsp;El Mill\u00f3n raffle prize.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-d6c5eb1f wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelotter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/046-filipino-winner1.webp ,https:\/\/www.thelotter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/046-filipino-winner1.webp 780w, https:\/\/www.thelotter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/046-filipino-winner1.webp 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelotter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/046-filipino-winner1.webp\" alt=\"Philippines Win Online\" class=\"uag-image-13588\" width=\"506\" height=\"360\" title=\"Philippines Win Online\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-related-articles\"><strong>Related Articles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query posts-grid is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-query-is-layout-constrained\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-d5e44b10 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-10414 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-lottery-games\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-card has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-98e19b98 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:12px;padding-top:12px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:12px\"><figure style=\"margin-bottom:1.5rem;aspect-ratio:3\/2\" class=\"post-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelotter.com\/blog\/lottery-games\/hungarian-lotteries\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1012\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelotter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/116-hungarian-lotteries2.webp?wsr\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Your One Stop Hungarian Lottery Guide\" style=\"border-radius:6px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelotter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/116-hungarian-lotteries2.webp 1012w, https:\/\/www.thelotter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/116-hungarian-lotteries2-300x213.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thelotter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/116-hungarian-lotteries2-768x546.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1012px) 100vw, 1012px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom:0.6rem\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-7ba53982cac883a293af5bb8449eb5f1 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-ast-global-color-2-color has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelotter.com\/blog\/lottery-games\/hungarian-lotteries\/\" target=\"_self\" >Your One Stop Hungarian Lottery Guide<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">How familiar are you with Hungarian lottery draw games? If the answer is not much, you may find there&#8217;s plenty of interesting information to know! <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-12365 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-stories\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-card has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-98e19b98 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-radius:12px;padding-top:12px;padding-right:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:12px\"><figure style=\"margin-bottom:1.5rem;aspect-ratio:3\/2\" class=\"post-card-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelotter.com\/blog\/stories\/who-plays-the-lottery-more-men-or-women\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1012\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelotter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/119-men-vs-women.webp?wsr\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail 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class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">To help you understand what to do if you win the lottery, we have compiled a list of legal and financial considerations. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After participating in the March 2021 Powerball draw, he was contacted by TheLotter\u2019s Customer Service team: \u201cThen there\u2019s an email saying that I won a big 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