Trinidad & Tobago’s Lotto Plus jackpot game has just seen its jackpot rise to over $25 million this week, The Powerball lottery game is drawn twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and is one of the largest national lottery games available in the Caribbean.
A guaranteed $2 million if often the prize in this 36-ball, 10-bonus ball lottery game. The National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB) has seen the jackpot rise by $4 million from $21 million, due to successive rollovers.
Local residents are dubious about the lottery, though, having seldom ever heard of the winners. This is not that uncommon, since many worldwide lottery winners wish to remain anonymous, to avoid theft, ransom, or even just friends asking for handouts. It is likely the situation would be much the same in Trinidad & Tobago. However, one local resident wants more proof.
Dolories Bertrand insists she has heard about the winners, but would “like to know if they ever get the money”, they have won. She says that she has only ever “had 2 or 3 numbers in 10 years”, and she wants people to find out “where the money goes”.
Another man who has chosen to remain anonymous insists that there the lottery “picks winners”, and that the system is “unfair”. He likened the lottery to organised crime, although none of the complaints merit any warrant at the moment, due to lack of proof.
Even though many players have complaints and scruples concerning the lotto, they say they’ll still be playing, often twice per week. On Saturday night, nobody won the $21 million pot, so Wednesday’s draw is predicted to be worth $25 million. Whether the winners do get all of their winnings or only “half of it” – as Krishna, a resident in San Fernando insists – there are still going to be plenty of players in this week’s rollover jackpot NLCB Lotto Plus game.
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