SINGAPORE: Those hoping to win the Toto New Year Draw formed long queues at Singapore Pools outlets islandwide on Friday (Jan 5).
This year’s prize has snowballed to a whopping S$9.7 million, as the three preceding draws had no Group 1 Prize winners.
The bets, opened since Tuesday, will close on Friday at 9pm with the draw taking place at 9:30pm.
By 9am on Friday, queues were already forming at an outlet at Yishun Avenue 5, which has been touted as one of the luckiest betting outlets in Singapore.
Queues started on Friday (Jan 5) from as early as 9am. (Photo: Christy Yip)
“Now it’s no longer lucky because they changed the door’s direction and affected the Feng Shui,” said a senior citizen who gave her name as Mdm Ang.
“But I come here to buy because I live nearby,” she added.
Members of the public queue at a Singapore Pools outlet in Chong Pang that has been deemed as one of the luckiest outlets in Singapore. (Photo: Christy Yip)
Another punter Mr Chen, who was waiting for his sister told Channel NewsAsia that even though there was a queue, it was fast moving.
“My sister is in the queue to buy for me because she has better luck. So we usually will get the luckiest people to queue for us,“ said Mr Chen.
“She joined the queue with about 50 people in front and was out in about 10 mins,” he added.
The queues are expected to become longer throughout the day.
