KUCHING: It’s not often that we get to hear of someone, especially in his or her twilight years, becoming a multimillionaire; but a 77-year-old retired carpenter just became an instant millionaire many times over after he won the RM13.6 million Toto 4D Jackpot 1.
The septuagenarian from Kuala Lumpur bet on the car registration numbers of his sons’ newly bought vehicles in the May 3 draw.
The winner told STM Lottery Sdn Bhd when collecting his winnings that he never missed playing the Toto games although his friends used to laugh at him for wasting money.
“My friends always said that I am playing a game that I won’t win, but to me, I have never missed a single draw because I feel that as long as I play, I still stand a chance to win.
“True enough, I have finally won the jackpot by spending only RM2 on a draw,” he said.
The winner said he would always bet on his children’s car registration numbers, but he did not win anything until the two sons recently both changed to a new car each.
“I won because of their new cars with car registration numbers 2425 and 2085. This pair of new numbers brought me luck,” he added.
His RM2 ticket had won him a whopping RM13,581,288.80 and he planned to share the winnings with his two sons who brought him luck.
