KUCHING: A Sarawakian engineer won RM8.4 million in Toto 4D Jackpot on October 22 draw.
The 58-year old won the jackpot with his unique pair of winning numbers – “1111 & 8609”.
He said one of his favourite numbers was 1111 – a popular number that always sold out.
“The number is always not available in the Toto 4D game, but it is available on Toto 4D Jackpot.
“So I have been buying this pair of numbers in a System 3 ticket together with another 4D number for many years, it has finally won me RM8,418,060.60 and an additional RM336 in bonus,” he said in a statement on Monday.
The winner said he would share the winnings with his wife, and save some for his children’s education expenses and donate some to charitable organisations as he believes that helping those in need will also bring him good luck.
Meanwhile, another lucky winner was a 52-year-old accountant from Kuala Lumpur, who won the RM12 million Power Toto 6/55 jackpot on October 28, 2023.
“I started to love lottery games because my late dad was a lottery fan. We loved going to the outlet and placing our bets together.
“Whenever we visited the outlet, we really enjoyed reading the winning posters pasted all around the place and get inspired. I always wondered if I could be one of the lucky winners one day, finally my dream has come true,” he told STM Lottery Sdn Bhd when collecting his winnings.
The winner bought RM50 worth of Lucky Pick tickets when he saw the Power Toto 6/55 jackpot had accumulated more than RM10 million.
His set of winning numbers – 1, 5, 10, 17, 47 and 49 won him a whopping RM11,997,777.60.
“I only checked my tickets two days later after the draw, and my wife and I are super delighted to find out that we’ve hit the jackpot!
“I plan to use some of the winnings to buy some properties for investment,” he said.
