KUALA LUMPUR: The Year of the Boar saw lady luck smile on two punters from Negri Sembilan and Selangor when they walked away RM30.3 million in winnings.
The first winner from Negri Sembilan won the RM22.9 million Toto 4D Jackpot 1 on Jan 29 through an advance draw ticket.
The 64-year-old winner, who came to collect his ‘ang pow’ on the eve of Chinese New Year said that this was not the first time that lady luck had smiled on him.
He had previously won RM850,000 in 2017 by playing the Toto 4D game.
“God of Fortune came again and brought me this wealth totalling RM22.9 million. The entire family was extremely happy when we learned that we won the jackpot,” he said.
The winner, who is a wet market wholesaler, said he had always bought advance draw tickets so that he did not have to go to the outlet to bet on the days when draws take place.
“My pair of winning numbers – 1833 was my lucky number whereas 9148 was a randomly-picked number. In fact, this was the first time I bet on this combination,” he added.
On top of the whopping RM22,910,572.05 jackpot, his System 4 ticket, which allowed him to bet four sets of numbers in a ticket for better winning chances, had also seen him win an additional RM672.
The punter said he had bought a new car and invested in unit trust with his 2017 win and plans to put his new found wealth in a fixed deposit.
Meanwhile, the second winner from Selangor won the RM7.4 million Star Toto 6/50 Jackpot 1 on Feb 10.
The 49-year-old sundry shop owner said he was not a regular player but was merely trying his luck during the Chinese New Year by betting his wife’s car registration number and his ideal numbers – 5, 11, 18, 20, 21 & 31.
“I live simple life and I work hard for my family but I had never thought that I could become a millionaire in my lifetime.
“Since it’s Chinese New Year, many including myself would try our luck to buy numbers and this new year is definitely the best new year for me,” he said.
He won RM7,411,199.85 and an additional RM66,040 with a System 11 ticket that allowed him to bet up to 11 numbers.
On his plan for the winnings, he said he would put the money in fixed deposit for his children’s education expenses.