-> YES Buys last draw's winning numbers. Thinks he won after radio --- announcement
->NO Then DJ apologises for reading last draw's numbers instead of latest
HE couldn't believe his ears.
One by one, the radio broadcaster read out the winning numbers for Monday's $5million Toto draw.
Every single number announced matched the ones on his Toto ticket.
The 66-year-old retired businessman, who wanted to be known only as Mr Lee, was ecstatic.
'I've struck Toto!' he told his daughter repeatedly.
He thought: 'Even if I'm not the only winner of the top prize, I'll get a few hundred thousand dollars. If I'm lucky, I'll win a couple million dollars or maybe even the entire $5m-dollar prize.'
But Mr Lee's joy was short-lived, reported Shin Min Daily News.
Five minutes later, Capital 95.8FM radio broadcaster Phua Khua Peow was back on air, telling listeners that he had read out the wrong Toto numbers.
The numbers he had announced were from last Thursday's draw - not Monday's.
Mr Lee's dream of becoming a millionaire went up in smoke.
'I felt terribly disappointed and could not calm down for quite a long time,' he said.
Mr Lee said he got into the habit of buying Toto about five years ago.
He said: 'A year ago, I got this idea that numbers which had been drawn before are lucky, and that there was a possibility they would be drawn again.
'So whenever the Toto prize accumulates or if a special holiday jackpot prize is up for grabs, I will try my luck and bet on the winning numbers from the previous draw.'
Mr Lee said he had heard on Monday that the Toto prize had gone up to more than $5.5 million.
So he went to a Singapore Pools outlet near his West Coast home at 5pm and bet $3.50 on the winning Toto numbers from the 4 Oct draw.
He said he had gone to fetch his daughter at about 7pm when he heard the Toto results on 95.8FM.
NERVOUS
Mr Lee said: 'The DJ had just read out the first two Toto numbers when my daughter got into the car.
'I was so nervous. I told her that I had struck two of the numbers and to let me listen for the rest.'
So father and daughter sat in the stationary car and listened intently.
'When the DJ finished announcing all the numbers, I was beside myself with excitement,' he said.
'I told my daughter I'd won the first prize at the top of my voice.'
In that moment, Mr Lee said he thought he had won himself a retirement fund and could go on a round-the-world trip with his wife.
But his daughter told him to listen to the results again to confirm his win.
The apology from the news broadcaster ended his happiness.
When he returned home, he tried calling the radio station four times.
But there was no answer each time.
Mr Lee said his daughter consoled him for about an hour before he finally accepted the harsh reality.
Ms Rebecca Yap, senior programme director of Capital 95.8FM, told Shin Min: 'We had inadvertently read the wrong (Toto) results. We apologise and hope that this did not cause undue distress (to our listeners).'
Mr Lee said he does not blame the news broadcaster for reading the wrong Toto results.
He said: 'I understand that people make mistakes and the DJ did not do it on purpose. I will continue listening to him. But I hope he will learn from his mistake and be careful next time.
'I'm an old man and I do have a heart condition.'
The actual winning numbers for Monday's draw were 8, 24, 27, 28, 33 and 39. The additional number was 32.
The top prize of $5,580,000 had accumulated as there were no winners for the past three Toto draws.
There were two winners for the first prize so they will each take home $2,790,000.
source:
http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/st...44462,00.html?
A $5M TOTO DREAM THAT LASTED 5 MINS 
