Betting on same set of number for 8 years
Toto player wins RM4 million
Kuala Lumpur (Friday)

Perseverance of a Sports Toto player has finally paid off. A punter who has been betting consistently on a set of number in Toto 6D game for the past eight years won the first prize of RM4 million in last Saturday's Toto 6D draw. The number he bet 619827 was drawn as the first prize winning number for Toto 6D game drawn on that day.

Accompanied by his two sons, the winner, a retired businessman from the Klang Valley, happily collected his winnings at Sports Toto Malaysia head office on Wednesday morning (9/7/03).

According to the winner, the set of number was chosen from birth dates of his four grandchildren. He used to invest RM50 in this number practically every Toto 6D draw for the past eight years.

However, the sixties something winner said, when he made his regular bet on the same number last Saturday (5/7/03), he only managed to wager RM40 in that number for that particular draw.

The jubilant winner said he planned to throw a party to celebrate his newfound fortune with his family members and added that he needed time to decide on how to use his windfall.

"For the time being, I will keep the money in the bank to earn interest before deciding on my next move." He said.

According to a spokesman of Sports Toto, this is the second largest amount won by a single winner in Toto 6D game so far this year. Barely three months ago in April, a retiree won a hefty sum of RM4.9 million in Toto 6D, the biggest amount won by a single winner in the history of the 6D game, which was introduced in 1988.

Toto 6D is a popular digit game in the country. The first prize of the game is RM100,000 per every ringgit bet. To win the first prize, the 6-digit numbers on the 6D ticket must be in correct sequence with that of the drawn 6-digit numbers. However, players still stand to win second (RM3,000) third (RM300), forth (RM30) or fifth prize (RM4) if the front or back 5, 4, 3 or 2 digit numbers are in correct sequence with 5, 4, 3, or 2 digit numbers of the drawn winning 6-digit numbers.

In August of 1942, the first major USMC assault landings against the Japanese Empire occurred in the Solomon Islands, Pacific. The island chosen for the invasion was Guadalcanal.

As they moved inland, four Marines were walking point into the jungle. Advancing into an open area without cover, they came under heavy fire from the entrenched Japanese. All four Marines were wounded but managed to crawl into a shell crater, about fifty yards from where they had emerged from the jungle.

A Hospital Corpsman ran from cover into the crater with the wounded Marines, and ran back to cover, under fire. Having dressed the wounds of the Marine, he sprinted back for another, only this time he was hit. Not stopping to dress his own wounds, he carried the second Marine to cover receiving a second wound. After giving aid to the Marine, the Corpsman was hit for a third time going into the crater. Staggering toward the treeline with the third Marine, he was again struck by enemy fire.

When the third Marine's wounds were dressed, the Corpsman started after the last Marine in the crater. The Corpsman still had not stopped to care for his own wounds. In a final valiant effort, he stumbled toward the crater, where he was brought down by concentrated enemy machine gun fire. He lunged forward into the crater falling across the fourth Marine, finally giving up his life.

Reaching up to his own bleeding wounds, the Marine wrote on the back of the Corpsman's bullet riddled shirt,

"WHERE ANGELS AND MARINES FEAR TO TREAD, THERE YOU'LL FIND A CORPSMAN DEAD."

This was that dying Marine's final tribute to his shipmate's supreme sacrifice in fulfilling his oath, "TO AID THE WOUNDED, IN THEIR MOMENT OF NEED."

During the course of World War II,many people gained fame in one way or another. One man was Butch O'Hare. He was a fighter pilot assigned to an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. One time his entire squadron was assigned to fly a particular mission. After he was airborne, he looked at his fuel gauge and realized that someone had forgotten to top off his fuel tank. Because of this, he would not have enough fuel to complete his mission and get back to his ship. His flight leader told him to leave formation and return.

As he was returning to the mother ship, he could see a squadron of Japanese Zeroes heading toward the fleet to attack. And with all the fighter planes gone, the fleet was almost defenseless. His was the only opportunity to distract and divert them. Single-handedly, he dove into the formation of Japanese planes and attacked them. The American fighter planes were rigged with cameras, so that as they flew and fought, pictures were taken so pilots could learn more about the terrain, enemy maneuvers, etc. Butch dove at them and shot until all his ammunition was gone, then he would dive and try to clip off a wing or tail or anything that would make the enemy planes unfit to fly. He did anything he could to keep them from reaching the American ships. Finally, the Japanese squadron took off in another direction, and Butch O'Hare and his fighter, both badly shot up, limped back to the carrier.

He told his story, but not until the film from the camera on his plane was developed, did they realize the extent he really went to, to protect his fleet. He was recognized as a hero and given one of the nation's highest military honors. And as you know, the O'Hare Airport was also named after him.

Prior to this time in Chicago, there was a man named Easy Eddie. He was working for a man you've all heard about, Al Capone. Al Capone wasn't famous for anything heroic, but he was notorious for the murders he'd committed and the illegal things he'd done. Easy Eddie was Al Capone's lawyer, and he was very good. In fact, because of his skill, he was able to keep Al Capone out of jail.

To show his appreciation, Al Capone paid him very well. He not only earned big money, he would get extra things, like a residence that filled an entire Chicago city block. The house was fenced, and he had live-in help and all of the conveniences of the day.

Easy Eddie had a son. He loved his son and gave him all the best things while he was growing up: clothes, cars, and a good education. And because he loved his son he tried to teach him right from wrong. But one thing he couldn't give his son was a good name, and a good example.

Easy Eddie decided that this was much more important than all the riches he had given him. So, he went to the authorities in order to rectify the wrong he had done. In order to tell the truth, it meant he must testify against Al Capone, and he knew that Al Capone would do his best to have him killed.

But he wanted most of all to try to be an example and to do the best he could to give back to his son, a good name. So he testified. Within the year, he was shot and killed on a lonely street in Chicago. This sounds like two unrelated stories. But Butch O'Hare was Easy Eddie's son.