Couple secures S$7.6M Toto jackpot after betting on family IC numbers
A couple from Selangor, Malaysia struck gold in the Toto 4D Jackpot last Saturday (7 Feb).
According to Free Malaysia Today, they won RM23.53 million (S$7.6 million) by betting on numbers based on their family members’ identity card digits.
Had bet on the numbers for many years
The winners, a 49-year-old marketing manager and a 66-year-old retiree, claimed their life-changing prize at the STM Lottery head office.
The winning combination, 6777 and 5085, was placed on a standard RM2 bet.
This won the couple a total of RM23,532,445.40.
Source: Sports Toto Malaysia on Facebook
The marketing manager shared that they’ve been betting on these specific numbers for years, based on the last four digits of their family members’ ID cards.
While her partner selects and records the numbers, she typically handles the purchases, spending between RM200 (S$64) and RM300 (S$96) during each visit to a Toto outlet.
Will use money to expand business & purchase a house
The couple described their win as a timely “big ang pow” ahead of the Chinese New Year celebrations, and plans to use the windfall to expand their business, purchase a house, and save for the future.
Source: Google Maps, for illustration purposes only.
STM Lottery confirmed that the win was from Draw No. 6086/26 and that the winning ticket was sold in Selangor.
Also read: 72-year-old housewife in M’sia strikes S$12.8m Toto jackpot, has been betting since the 1980s
72-year-old housewife in M’sia strikes S$12.8m Toto jackpot, has been betting since the 1980s
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Featured image adapted from Google Maps, for illustration purposes only, and Sports Toto Malaysia on Facebook.
