‘Strange and unusual’ Philippines lottery win draws call for inquiry

Prize worth 3.55m to be split between 433 winners who all chose multiples of nine for their numbers

A strange and unusual" lottery draw in the Philippines that led to 433 people winning with a combination of numbers that were all multiples of nine has prompted suspicion and calls for an investigation.

A prize of 236m pesos (3.55m) will be split between the winners, with each receiving about 545,000 pesos, subject to taxes, for picking the numbers 09, 45, 36, 27, 18 and 54 during the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) grand lotto draw on Saturday.