85-year old Hermogenes de la Cruz Martinez who just won RD$149.6 million in the lottery had gambled more than RD$700,000 over 15 years. As reported in Diario Libre, he methodically played the same numbers for around 15 years before cashing in. He played the same six winning numbers every Wednesday and Saturday. He is retired. He previously had a rice factory in San Juan de la Maguana.
Diario Libre did the math. Each Loto tickets costs RD$30. If you add the Loto Mas number, then it is RD$50. In each sorteo, De la Cruz Martinez would make 10 plays with the same numbers just changing the combination for the Loto Mas. This added up to RD$500 each day. Or around RD$4,000 a month, RD$48,000 a year. When multiplying those RD$48,000 by 15 years, one could say De la Cruz Martinez had spent around RD$720,000 before winning.
De la Cruz Martinez played the winning number at the Farmacia Carol in Av. Lope de Vea, Naco, Santo Domingo. He actually won RD$136 million in the Loto Mas and RD$15 million more in the Loto.
His winning numbers for the Wednesday, 6 April 2022 draw were: 06 22 23 27 29 30 and 08 in the Loto Más.
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Diario Libre
Diario Libre
11 April 2022