i think pple who forgot to buy this number will bang their head.
1st Prize: 6904
2nd Prize: 6904
3rd Prize: 7173
Starter Prizes
0453 1910
3578 4147
5253 5545
6595 8027
8102 8808
Consolation Prizes
0500 1298
1530 2199
3142 3206
3216 3875
7595 7760
June 28, 2007
1 IN 100M CHANCE
6904 wins top two prizes in 4-D draw
By Tania Tan
PUNTERS were not seeing double yesterday: 6904 did indeed win both the first and second prizes in the 4-D draw.
According to a spokesman for Singapore Pools, it was a 'one in a 100 million chance' and 'definitely very rare'.
Singapore Pools organises the 4-D draws that take place three times a week - Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
People can bet anything from a dollar upwards on a combination of four digits.
Last night's results created quite a buzz.
Madam Tan Heng Neo, 62, said she did a double-take when she checked the results last night.
'Those who bought it will be laughing all the way to the bank! In hindsight, I wish I bought that number too!' said the secretary with a laugh.
According to the Pools spokesman, the same four-digit number coming up twice is not unprecedented, but usually, it appears in the starter or consolation category, not as a double first-second prize whammy.
The first-prize 4-D payout is $2,000 for every dollar put in.
And if your winning number comes in second place, you get $1,000 for every dollar.
So, technically, a punter who bet $10 on 6904 on last night's draw will walk away $30,000 richer.
The Pools spokesman could not confirm how many people had bet and won on that number last night.
The biggest-ever 4-D windfall for a lucky punter was in March this year - with a payout of $15 million. The number: 5115.
