KUALA LUMPUR: Lucky Pick tickets brought a fortune to two Sabahan punters who pocketed RM21.8 million in jackpot winnings.
The first lucky punter, a 61-year-old forest reserve manager, won RM13.8 million in the Supreme Toto 6/58 Jackpot with Lucky Pick tickets bought on April 24.
When collecting his winnings, he told Sports Toto that his friends laughed at him when he continued to play the Lotto game after the RM97.75 million jackpot was won in early April.
"They told me not to waste my time as the largest jackpot in history had been won. Luckily, I ignored them and now I am a multi-millionaire.
"I only found out a week later that my Lucky Pick ticket with the set of winning numbers – 9, 13, 26, 34, 35 and 46 won me a whopping RM13,779,096.95," he said adding that he only checked the draw result when visiting a Sports Toto outlet.
The winner added he has not decided on what to do with his newfound fortune, but has no plans to retire as he enjoys working in the jungle.
The other winner, an administrative officer, won the RM8 million Toto 4D Jackpot 1 also with Lucky Pick tickets on April 20.
The 54-year-old lucky punter said, other than betting on his favourite 4D numbers, he had also bought a System 5 Lucky Pick ticket on the Toto 4D Jackpot game.
The pair of winning numbers - 2425 and 3512 – got him not only RM8,065,964.80 but also an additional RM1,008 as the System Play bonus.
"I want to use the winnings to pay off my debts and also save for my children's education expenses," he said.