Two receive ‘angpows’ in the form of Toto jackpot prizes

KUCHING: Ushering in the Year of the Rabbit, Sports Toto has given out Chinese New Year ‘angpows’ in the form of Toto jackpot prizes amounting to RM34.9 million on Jan 22 and 25.

A 57-year-old car sales agent from Selangor won the RM27.13 million Supreme Toto 6/58 jackpot on Jan 22, according to a statement yesterday.

When collecting his winnings at the STM Lottery head office in Kuala Lumpur, the winner said he would usually buy Lucky Pick tickets for the Lotto games.

“It’s Chinese New Year and it’s the best time to test our luck, I am so happy that I have the ‘ONG’ to win the jackpot on the first day of Chinese New Year,” he said.

The winner added that it was his wife who found out the great news when she went to a Toto outlet to check the tickets for him using the CheckWin machine.

He said: “She was so confused when she saw so many numbers appearing on the CheckWin machine. Luckily a helpful Toto staff helped her to call me to tell me this great news.”

The winner’s Lucky Pick ticket with the set of winning numbers – 1, 3, 30, 32, 36, 46 - won him a whopping RM27,130,904.85 and he said he would share the winnings with his wife and daughter.

Three days later, a 45-year-old human resources supervisor from Perak won the RM7.77 million Power Toto 6/55 jackpot on Jan 25.

The winner said he bet on the same number combination consisting of his family members’ birth date, age and wedding date – 2, 10, 19, 24, 27, 28 - for more than 10 years.

“Finally, my persistence has come to fruition when I saw this familiar set of winning numbers appearing on the draw results,” he said joyfully.

The winner, who won RM7,770,241.70, said he would use the winnings to pay off his debts.