KUCHING: The Year of the Snake started on a lucky note for two fortunate winners who shared the RM23.1 million Toto 4D Jackpot 1 on Chinese New Year Eve (Jan 28).
The biggest share of the jackpot went to a 54-year-old saleswoman from Sabah, who won RM20.9 million with a System Play ticket.
Speaking to STM Lottery Sdn Bhd, she revealed that she had purchased the ticket on a whim after noticing the jackpot had surpassed RM10 million.
“I did not have any specific numbers to buy, so I just took the car registration numbers from vehicles parked in my neighbourhood and I accumulated 18 sets of numbers to bet on a System Play ticket because 18 is the luckiest number during Chinese New Year.
“I only checked the results on the first day of Chinese New Year and this big ang pow was definitely the best thing that could happen in my life,” she said through a statement today (Feb 10).
Her pair of winning numbers – “8544 & 6238” in a System 18 ticket has won her a whopping RM20,924,354.85 and RM5,376 as System Play bonus.
The winner said she planned to share part of the winnings with her family members and do some investment.
The other winner was a 57-year-old designer from Selangor who won RM2.2 million with an i-System 20 ticket.
“I must thank the customer service assistant who advised me to bet on a Special Draw day if not I would have missed the opportunity.
“My 20 sets of 4D numbers which consist of my winning numbers – 2896 & 6238 are some old numbers that I have been betting on for a long time,” he said.
His i-System 20 ticket has won him RM2,202,563.55 and an additional RM637.20 as i-System bonus.
The winner said he planned to buy a house for his daughter and save the balance as his retirement fund.
