PCSO Results Oct 28, 2026: Grand Lotto Hits P312M, 8-5-6 Leads Swertres
Grand Lotto Sits on P312 Million After Wednesday's Draw
The headline number from Wednesday's board is not a Swertres digit — it is the P312,102,304.83 that the 6/55 Grand Lotto carried into the October 28, 2026 evening draw. That is a jackpot sitting well past the point where office pools start forming and group bets get serious. The winning combination drawn was 36-21-16-26-49-13, and no single ticket matched all six, so the pot rolls into the next 6/55 schedule with the same nine-figure pressure behind it.
What the regulars at the outlets notice is the shape of that combination: four numbers in the teens and twenties, two stragglers at 36 and 49, and a spread that avoided the 1-to-10 band almost entirely except for 13. Grand Lotto draws tend to cluster where the middle of the pool is thickest, and this one behaved exactly that way. If you were running a wheel covering 15 to 40, you were one number off on two fronts — the kind of near-miss that keeps a bettor coming back the following night.
For context on the money involved: at the standard P20 play, the P312.1-million pot represents roughly 15.6 million combinations staked across the country, though the actual sales figure is always higher once multi-draw and system plays are counted. A solo winner would have cleared the largest single PCSO prize of the month by a comfortable margin.
| Game | Winning combination | Jackpot (PHP) | Winners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swertres 3D 2:00 PM | 8-5-6 | ||
| Swertres 3D 5:00 PM | 8-0-6 | ||
| Swertres 3D 9:00 PM | 0-5-1 | ||
| EZ2 2D 2:00 PM | 30-05 | ||
| EZ2 2D 5:00 PM | 08-13 | ||
| EZ2 2D 9:00 PM | 15-15 | ||
| 6/55 Grand Lotto | 36-21-16-26-49-13 | 312,102,304.83 | |
| 6/45 Mega Lotto | 19-40-37-01-14-29 | 15,000,000.00 | |
| 4D Lotto 9:00 PM | 1-3-8-4 | 69,826.00 | |
| Swertres 3D 2:00 PM | 8-5-6 | ||
| Swertres 3D 5:00 PM | 8-0-6 | ||
| Swertres 3D 9:00 PM | 0-5-1 | ||
| 6/55 Grand Lotto | 36-21-16-26-49-13 | 312,102,304.83 | |
| 6/45 Mega Lotto | 19-40-37-01-14-29 | 15,000,000.00 | |
| 4D Lotto 9:00 PM | 1-3-8-4 | 69,826.00 | |
| Swertres 3D 2:00 PM | 8-5-6 | ||
| Swertres 3D 5:00 PM | 8-0-6 | ||
| Swertres 3D 9:00 PM | 0-5-1 | ||
| EZ2 2D 2:00 PM | 30-05 | ||
| EZ2 2D 5:00 PM | 08-13 | ||
| EZ2 2D 9:00 PM | 15-15 |
Swertres Recap: 8-5-6 Doubles Up and a Late 0-5-1 Closes the Day
Now the three-digit board, which is where most of the daily volume actually lives. The full set is laid out in the table above, and there is one detail worth flagging: 8-5-6 appears in the 2 PM slot exactly as it ran earlier in the day's reporting, giving the afternoon draw a repeat pattern that regular Swertres followers track closely. The 5 PM draw went to 8-0-6, and the 9 PM closed with 0-5-1.
Look at the digit frequency across those three draws: 8 shows up twice, 5 shows up twice, 0 shows up twice, and 6 shows up twice. That is an unusually tight spread for a single day — normally you expect one digit to dominate or a cold digit to drag the whole set toward randomness. Wednesday kept the 8 and 5 hot without letting either run away with the board.
What the pattern tells a serious Swertres player
- 8 and 5 in tandem: both digits appeared in the 2 PM and 5 PM draws, and the 5 resurfaced in the 9 PM as the middle digit. Players running pair-based systems on 85 or 58 had a productive afternoon.
- The 9 PM shift: 0-5-1 breaks the pattern of leading 8s, which is the typical evening correction after a hot digit gets overplayed in the afternoon.
- Rambol considerations: all three combinations are mixed sets with no repeating digit, meaning a Rambol play would have paid at the standard three-way multiplier rather than the reduced double or triple tiers.
Swertres pays a fixed P4,500 for a straight play at P10, and P1,500 for a Rambol three-way on the same stake. No multiple-winner data was posted for Wednesday's draws, which usually means the payout volume sat within the normal daily range.
EZ2 and 4D: Two 2-Digit Boards Worth a Second Look
The EZ2 results in the table above carry one of the more interesting quirks of the week: the 9 PM draw landed on 15-15, a double. Doubles on the EZ2 board cut the payout structure in half compared to a standard pair, since there is only one arrangement rather than two. A P10 straight bet on 15-15 returns P2,000 instead of the usual P4,000 — still a solid return, but the kind of detail that separates a player who understands the math from one who just picks numbers.
The 2 PM draw produced 30-05 and the 5 PM came in at 08-13, both non-doubles paying full rate. Note that 05 and 08 both surfaced, which lines up neatly with the 0-heavy showing on the Swertres board — the two games often share digit pressure on the same day because they draw from overlapping pools of regular players and the same randomisation process.
The 4D Lotto 9 PM draw gave 1-3-8-4 with a jackpot of P69,826.00. The 4D prize structure is laddered by how many digits you match in exact position, so even a partial hit on this board returns something at the P10 minimum — a first-digit match pays P800, the last two P100, and the last three P800, with the full four-digit hit taking the top prize.
Mega Lotto and the Rest of the Wednesday Board
The 6/45 Mega Lotto drew 19-40-37-01-14-29 with a jackpot of P15,000,000.00 — the guaranteed minimum for this game, which tells you the pot had just reset after a recent winner. That reset is the best time for smaller syndicates to enter, because the field of players thins out once the pot drops back to base and your share of a split win is not diluted by a crowd of casual bettors chasing a headline number.
On the operational side, every PCSO lotto outlet in Metro Manila and the provinces closes ticket sales for the evening draws at 8:00 PM sharp, with the 9 PM draws taking place an hour later. Prize claims up to P20,000 can be processed at any authorised lotto outlet or PCSO branch, while larger amounts — including anything from the Grand Lotto and Mega Lotto tiers — must go through the main PCSO office on Shaw Boulevard or a designated regional branch, with a one-year validity window from the draw date. Bring two valid government IDs and expect a processing turnaround of 20 to 30 working days for nine-figure amounts, since large prizes go through a verification and tax-withholding cycle before release.
The 20% final tax on prizes above P10,000 applies across all PCSO games, so a P312-million Grand Lotto hit nets roughly P249.7 million after withholding. That is still life-changing money by any measure, and it is the number that will keep Wednesday's board in circulation until the next 6/55 draw rolls around.
Frequently Asked Questions
What were the Swertres results for October 28, 2026?
The 2 PM draw was 8-5-6, the 5 PM draw was 8-0-6, and the 9 PM draw was 0-5-1.
How much was the 6/55 Grand Lotto jackpot on October 28, 2026?
The 6/55 Grand Lotto carried a jackpot of P312,102,304.83 with the winning combination 36-21-16-26-49-13. No single ticket matched all six numbers.
What were the EZ2 and 4D results for October 28, 2026?
EZ2 drew 30-05 at 2 PM, 08-13 at 5 PM, and 15-15 at 9 PM. The 4D Lotto 9 PM draw was 1-3-8-4 with a P69,826.00 jackpot.
How much tax is deducted from a PCSO lotto prize?
A 20% final tax applies to prizes above P10,000, so a P312.1-million Grand Lotto jackpot nets approximately P249.7 million after withholding.