The TOTO jackpot for the Thursday (21 Dec) draw previously snowballed to over S$10 million, hitting an alluring S$12.8 million.
Nobody took the Group 1 win though, and after four consecutive draws with no winners, the prize began cascading.
As such, 12 Group 2 winners found themselves splitting the Group 1 jackpot on top of their winnings.
They each went home with almost S$1.2 million — definitely a welcome windfall.
The last three TOTO draws leading up to 21 Dec saw no winners for the Group 1 prize.
Thus, the prize snowballed until it reached a whopping S$12,791,400. Such high rewards usually lead punters to form long lines for a chance at winning it.
The winning numbers turned out to be 7, 8, 24, 25, 29, and 40. There was also an additional number of 18.
Source: Singapore Pools
For the fourth draw in a row, nobody successfully got all six winning numbers right for the Group 1 prize.
Instead of snowballing even further, however, TOTO rules had the jackpot undergo a ‘cascading’ process instead.
This means that the prize was to be shared equally among the Group 2 winners.
From a glance at previous draws, Group 2 winners usually take home around S$100,000 to S$300,000 after a two or three-way split.
Source: Singapore Pools
A good sum to be sure. But on 21 Dec, 12 people successfully got the required numbers to win the Group 2 prize.
Because there was no Group 1 winner, this lucky dozen then got the S$12.8 million jackpot dropped onto them and split 12 ways.
With the combination of the Group 1 and 2 prizes, each took home S$1,191,969, vastly eclipsing the other winnings.
Source: Singapore Pools
According to Singapore Pools, the winning tickets were sold at the following places:
There were also three iTOTO System 12 entries.
The last time a TOTO jackpot hit its fourth consecutive draw was on 2 Oct 2023.
Instead of cascading, however, an immeasurably lucky punter became the sole winner and took home over S$13 million.
While the 12 Group 2 winners didn’t get close to that amount, we doubt any of them are complaining.
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