Auspicious November for 17 Sports Toto fans

PETALING JAYA: November must be a very auspicious month for 17 lucky winners who walked away with more than RM37 million from Sports Toto jackpot.

A Sabahan won the RM17.6 million Toto 4D Jackpot 1 on Nov 24 by betting on a good friend’s birthday and phone number.

The 68-year-old retiree said he has been playing Sports Toto games for decades and the largest amount he had won in the past was only RM50,000.

“I bet on every draw without fail and I always bet on different numbers.

“I got my pair of winning numbers 1223 and 7507 from a good friend’s birthday and phone number and I don’t think that she knows that I have won the jackpot,” he said.

The winner said he was alerted by his daughter who first found out about the good news on Sunday night.

“I have worked hard my whole life and finally it’s time for me to relax and enjoy,” he said when collecting the winnings.

The winner said he would share the winnings with his family and use part of the prize money to buy some property.

He spent RM12 on a System 4 ticket to win RM17,579,915.30 and an additional RM672 for buying the System Play method.

There were two winners from Kedah and Selangor who bought i-System 36 tickets and shared part of the RM19,589,048.30 jackpot.

They walked away with RM1,004,566.50 and an additional RM652.80 each.

On Nov 13, 14 lucky winners shared part of the RM30 million Toto 4D Jackpot 1 amounting to over RM17 million by only betting on the i-System playing method.

i-System playing method allows a player to bet up to 20 sets of numbers (excluding Permutation and Roll) at a cheaper cost with higher winning chances.