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Singapore Pools Confirms That 9 May Toto Winner Wins the Largest Prize Money in History

2024-05-10 , 5:16 pm

Yesterday (9 May), someone found that they had just become $13.1 million richer overnight.

A record-breaking $13.1 million Group 1 prize in the Toto drawn yesterday was won on a single ticket, which has been confirmed as the largest prize money won on a single ticket.

Reader: WOW! Who won it?

The identity of the winner is unknown, and for a good reason too. If news gets out that you won $13.1 million, who knows how many money-hungry relatives and friends might swarm you.

It is unknown if the ticket belonged to an individual or was shared among several people.

The jackpot prize of $13,123,509 was accumulated over the last three draws that had no Group 1 winners.

To win the Group 1 prize, a ticket must have all six winning numbers. When there are no Group 1 winners, the prize money snowballs to the next draw.

The Winning Ticket

The winning numbers for this round were 9, 15, 20, 26, 43, and 49. The additional number was 36.

The odds of winning a Group 1 prize is one in 13,983,816, meaning the winner had a 0.0000715% chance of hitting the jackpot.

And they did.

According to the Toto results website, the winning ticket had been bought online via the Singapore Pools app.

The winning ticket had been a System 7 Entry, meaning that the winner had chosen seven numbers within a set for $7.

So the winner basically invested $7 to win $13.1 million. Quite a good trade, I’d say.

But, we also don’t know how long the winner has been betting and how much money has already been spent on Toto, so the profits may be lesser than we think.

That said, most people in Singapore don’t have enough money to spend $13.1 million on Toto anyway, so it’s safe to say the winner enjoyed a big profit.

Other Prizes

The Group 2 prize was split among 12 winning tickets at $127,391 per share.

The bets were placed on the Singapore Pools app, at Singapore Pools branches in Bukit Batok and Chinatown, and outlets at Giant supermarket in Pioneer Mall and FairPrice in The Woodleigh Mall.

Many of the winning Group 2 prize tickets were QuickPick tickets, which refers to generating random numbers to be submitted.

524 Group 3 winning tickets enjoyed $2,006 per share and the Group 4 prize was split among 1,462 winning tickets at $392 per share.

Groups 5, 6, and 7 had 31,981, 42,235, and 598,997 winning tickets respectively at $50, $25, and $10 per share respectively.

Previous Largest Amount Won

$13 Million Won On A Single Ticket

The previous largest amount won on a single ticket was $13,077,918 during the draw on 2 October 2023.

This only differs from the current record by “0.1”, which may seem small, but that “0.1” is actually a whopping $100,000.

Imagine if the person who won that Toto is the same person who won yesterday’s draw…

The winning numbers were 2, 10, 12, 13, 45, and 48. The additional number was 11.

$19.4 Million Split Among Eight Winning Tickets

The largest amount of prize money won in the Group 1 category was on 11 February 2022, when $19.4 million was split among eight winning tickets.

Each of the eight winners walked away with $2,427,114.

The winning numbers were 9, 13, 14, 16, 18, and 28. The additional number was 10.

Next Draw

The next draw will be on Monday, 13 May 2024 at 6:30pm with an estimated jackpot of $1 million, which is the minimum guaranteed amount for the Group 1 prize.

If no one wins the Group 1 prize in Monday’s draw, it will snowball to the next round.

Bet Responsibly

While the big jackpots may be convincing you to make your way to the nearest Singapore Pools outlet right now, remember to bet responsibly. Don’t view gambling as a source of income and only gamble with money you can afford to lose.

Set limits for yourself and monitor your betting behaviour to ensure you do not develop gambling problems.

If you notice that you or somebody you know may be gambling excessively, call the National Problem Gambling Helpline at 1800-6-668-668.

You can visit the National Council on Problem Gambling’s website for more information.