KUALA LUMPUR: Winning the jackpot is a dream come true to many, but winning the RM24,023,703 Da Ma Cai 1+3D Jackpot was definitely a life changing moment for an interior designer from Penang.
According to the lucky punter, the winning combination of 2911+1531 comprised his wife’s new car registration number and a lucky number that was given to him during a visit to a temple, years ago.
“I checked my ticket with the dmcGO apps ticket scanner together with my wife the next morning when we were having breakfast.
“We were awestruck and speechless for a moment when the app showed that I had won the jackpot prize.
“We went home immediately, and the first thing I did was to safe keep my ticket in a resealable bag to protect the ticket," he said.
On his future plans, the lucky punter said he was planning to use some of the money to invest in properties and donate to charity.
A Da Ma Cai spokesperson said 1+3D Jackpot has given out over RM56 million in total prize money within the two months’ period between Aug and Sept of this year.
He added that in early August, the 1+3D Jackpot 1 prize pool accumulated to over RM30 million, leading to the first cascading of Jackpot 1 prize money to Jackpot 2.
A total of three Jackpot 2 winners shared RM12,417,216.
Two weeks later, when the 1+3D Jackpot 1 prize pool once again reach RM30 million, a total of 27 lucky winners shared RM10,861,011.
Subsequently in Sept, another 4 lucky winners shared partially the jackpot prize totaling RM8,883,119.