A Malaysian man walked away with over RM19 million (S$5.78 million) from the Da Ma Cai 1+3D Jackpot.
His secret formula? The combination of his hotel room number in Thailand and his family’s car plate number.
According to Malaysia news outlet China Press, the Da Ma Cai 1+3D Jackpot hit a historic high for last Saturday’s (3 May) draw.
The combined prize — comprising the Jackpot 1 and Jackpot 2 prizes — came up to S$37,141,783 (S$11,300,874) — the highest in history.
Source: Da Ma Cai on Facebook
Alas, the jackpot pool was split between 11 lucky tickets.
The biggest winner turned out to be a man in his late 30s, who punted on a sentimental set of numbers:
Source: Google Maps. For illustrative purposes only.
The set of numbers reportedly netted him a cool RM19 million (S$5,78 million) windfall.
“This money will help me clear all my debts and kick-start my own business. I also plan to donate a portion to charity as a way of giving back to society,” said the lucky punter.
As for the 10 other winning tickets, they were placed through the House Share System Bet (HSSB), where a group of punters pool pull funds together for a shared stake.
Source: Malaysia Travel Guide Tumblr. For illustrative purposes only.
One such HSSB group winner shared: “Everyone in our company pooled money to bet. Our boss contributed the most and promised to use the winnings to fund a luxury company retreat for all staff members.”
A Da Ma Cai spokesperson revealed that the Jackpot prize took over a month to accumulate from RM10 million (S$3.04 million) to RM35 million (S$10.65 million).
“Although the jackpot rollover effect comes into play when Jackpot 1 exceeds RM30 million, it was not activated this time due to a Jackpot 1 winner emerging,” the spokesperson added.
Under the jackpot rollover mechanism, if Jackpot 1 exceeds RM30 million (S$9.13 million) with no winner, but there is at least one winner for Jackpot 2 in the same draw, RM20 million (S$6.09 million) from Jackpot 1 would be added to Jackpot 2.
This means Jackpot 2 winners could end up sharing over RM10 million (S$3.04 million) in prizes.
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Featured image adapted from Google Maps and Da Ma Cai on Facebook. Picture on the left is for illustration purposes only.