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Published: Tuesday September 21, 2010 MYT 6:12:00 PM

Magnum 4D Jackpot paid out RM113mil in first year

By NG SI HOOI

KUALA LUMPUR: The Magnum 4D Jackpot, which turns a year old Wednesday, has made overnight-millionaires of 13 first prize winners, paying out a total of RM113mil. “This shows that the Jackpot first prize has been won almost every month,” Magnum said in a statement Tuesday. The Jackpot second prize had an even more impressive record of RM45mil paid out to 142 winners - throwing up a winner in almost every other draw.

To mark the anniversary, an expansion of the 4D Jackpot game System Bet feature would be launched Thursday. “This new feature will definitely increase a player’s chances of winning as more combinations are allowed,” Magnum marketing manager Suzanne Soo said. There are many interesting stories of how the winners choose their winning number combinations.

“The very first winner of the Jackpot first prize, a 40-year-old businessman used his car number and his child’s birth certificate number and won RM9.7mil,” Magnum said. Most of the winners said that they would use the winnings to improve the quality of their families’ lives. “They said they would buy a house, put aside money for their children’s education, take the family on an overseas trip and others,” Soo added.