Johor dad wins RM12.73mil jackpot using daughter's game numbers

A 30-year-old Johor entrepreneur won RM12.73 million Sports Toto jackpot with numbers his daughter picked

A family board game session turned into a life-changing windfall for a 30-year-old e-commerce entrepreneur from Johor, who won the Star Toto 6/50 Jackpot 1 prize worth RM12.73 million.

The remarkable win occurred on January 11, when the father placed a simple RM1 bet on six numbers his young daughter randomly selected while playing a board game—1, 2, 4, 41, 46, and 48.

From Family Fun to Fortune

The winner, who has been playing Toto games for just three years, shared his incredible story with STM Lottery Sdn. Bhd., explaining how an ordinary evening of family entertainment transformed into an extraordinary stroke of luck.

“I always play different types of board games with my daughter, and when she started picking numbers from one game, I thought I should try betting on them. She’s really my lucky star,” the jubilant winner said.

The discovery of his massive windfall came days after the draw when he routinely scanned his tickets using the Sports Toto mobile app. The unexpected notification showing he had won RM12,734,209.50 left both him and his wife in complete shock.

“The notification left my wife and me in disbelief, and we could barely sleep that night trying to convince ourselves that we were the jackpot winners,” he recalled.

Dreams Becoming Reality

The new multimillionaire has clear plans for his substantial winnings. As his family currently lives in a rented home, purchasing their own house tops his priority list.

“I am very grateful to win the jackpot as it has made our life so easy and our future better,” he stated, adding that he also intends to invest the money for long-term financial security to ensure his daughter receives quality education.

Official Confirmation

STM Lottery Sdn. Bhd. officially confirmed the jackpot win through a press release, verifying that the Star Toto 6/50 Jackpot 1 prize for draw number 6074/26 on Sunday, January 11, 2026, with the winning combination of 1, 2, 4, 41, 46, and 48, amounted to RM12,734,209.50 and was claimed in Johor.

This heartwarming story demonstrates that sometimes the best lottery strategies come from the most unexpected sources—in this case, a child’s innocent number selections during playtime.

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