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Certain numbers mean more to Phyllis Costin of Bailey, so she uses them when she plays Cash 5. That strategy paid off last week with a $271,509 jackpot. “I use some family birthdays and my anniversary,” she said. Costin, a grandmother of four, said she shared the news of her big win with her daughter right away. “I said, ‘Come in here, I think I won the lottery,’” Costin recalled. “I couldn’t believe it.” She bought her lucky $1 ticket for the Wednesday drawing from Mr. S Tobacco and Grill on U.S. 264 in Sims. The odds of matching all five balls are 1 in 962,598. Costin claimed her prize Monday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required federal and state tax withholdings, she took home $194,816. Cash 5 is one of six lottery games in North Carolina where players have the option of buying tickets at a retail location or with Online Play through the lottery’s website or the N.C. Lottery Official Mobile App. Monday’s jackpot is $155,000. Nash County received $50 million in grants with money raised by the lottery to build new schools. For details on other ways money from the lottery made a difference for education programs in Nash County, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.
Choose edition Search singapore asia world opinion life business sport Visual Podcasts SPH Rewards STClassifieds Paid press releases Advertise with us FAQs Contact us Why do Singaporeans spend billions chasing lightning-strike odds? Meet the winners, learn the lessons, and find out where state-run gambling revenue really goes. Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Singaporeans rank among the world’s most avid lottery and betting enthusiasts. ST ILLUSTRATION: CEL GULAPA Jessica Novia Summary AI generated Published Aug 17, 2025, 05:00 AM Updated Aug 17, 2025, 08:25 AM SINGAPORE – It was 2013, just a few days before Chinese New Year. Mr Ivan Leong, then 23, had just started working as an associate consultant for a head-hunting firm when his colleagues told him about a Hong Bao Draw taking place that night. The jackpot was $5 million. Mr Leong had never bought lottery tickets before, but readily joined in when his colleagues pooled money to place a Toto bet. “I had just started working and had less than $1,000 in my bank account,” he recalls. On a whim, he placed another bet on his own, a $10 quick pick where six numbers are randomly chosen by a computer generator. His girlfriend shared the ticket with him. That evening, he went over to his girlfriend’s house to play mahjong with her relatives. When the results of the draw were announced online, she asked him how many matching numbers were needed to win. “I recall telling her, ‘I am not really sure, maybe three or four?’” Looking disappointed, she threw the stub away. However, Mr Leong fished the stub out of the bin and discovered that she had checked the results for the wrong date. His girlfriend checked the results again on her phone. “Wait, I think we have six numbers,” she said excitedly. The mahjong tiles fell silent. Mr Leong placed the phone and the piece of paper on the table, and everyone huddled around him, checking the digits multiple times. The room erupted in screams. Mr Leong and his girlfriend had won the first prize, a jackpot of $5 million, which was split with others who had chosen the same set of numbers – clinching the couple $1 million. They pocketed the full amount as Singapore, unlike many countries, does not tax gambling winnings, which are considered windfalls rather than income. Singaporeans rank among the world’s most avid lottery and betting enthusiasts. In financial year 2022-2023 alone, local punters wagered $11.4 billion on lotteries and other games of chance, far outpacing the A$7.8 billion (S$6.5 billion) spent in Australia, a country with four times Singapore’s population. A
2023 survey by the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG)
found that four in 10 Singapore residents aged 18 and above had gambled at least once in the past year. Consistent with earlier surveys in 2017 and 2020, lotteries remain the most popular form of gambling. 2023 survey by the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) Legalised gambling has been part of Singaporean society since the 19th century, when colonial leaders like William Farquhar and John Crawfurd introduced gambling farms to raise government revenue. By 1826, it was the most lucrative tax source for the colony, accounting for nearly half of its annual revenue. A hundred years later, the island state continues to rely on legalised gambling to boost public funds and tourism. Singapore Pools, the only legal lottery operator here, contributes about $2 billion in betting duties and goods and services tax to the state each year. Besides running the lottery, it also takes bets on sports and horse racing. Total betting activity hit a record $12.2 billion in FY2023-2024, 7 per cent higher than the previous year’s $11.4 billion. Singapore Pools, however, does not reveal the exact dollar amounts or percentage split between its lottery and other betting games. The state-owned companywas set up in 1968 after founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew mooted the idea of a state-run lottery to tackle illegal gambling. In the 1950s and 60s, an illegal lottery known as chap-ji-kee (which means “12 cards” in Hokkien) was so widespread in Singapore that it became known as the “housewives’ opium”. At its peak, the game operated through a vast underground network of promoters, agents, bet collectors and cashiers. Chap-ji-kee syndicates reportedly raked in up to half a million dollars a day. The odds were rigged – syndicates often picked the least-backed number to win, guaranteeing consistent profits. The profits were then funnelled into other triad-linked criminal activities. In 1977, Mr Lee, explaining the need for state-run lotteries, said: “If you do not run (the lotteries), the chap-ji-kee man who has always swindled the people of their money is still there. It is the history of Singapore.” He also gave his take on the roots of the Singaporean gambler’s psyche: “The Chinese who travelled overseas are the biggest gamblers you can find in the world. Because to leave China was to gamble.” With draws for Toto on Mondays and Thursdays, 4-D three times a week, and the Singapore Sweep every first Wednesday of the month, Singapore could, in theory, produce two new millionaires every four days. The odds of a seven-figure win, though, are much slimmer than one in a million. Marketing professional Jason (not his real name) spends between $1 and $10 for every regular Toto draw and up to $40 for larger draws. “I would bet more, especially if there was no Group 2 winner in the last draw and the winning amount snowballs. Because when that happens, the chance of winning a life-changing sum of money goes up,” explains Jason, who has won smaller prizes of up to $500. In Toto, punters get a cash prize if they hit at least three of the seven winning numbers drawn from a pool of 49. The payout climbs with every additional match. To hit jackpot, a player must match all six numbers. Since the numbers do not repeat, there is only one winning combination each time, making the odds of winning the top prize one in 14 million. Group 2 winners must have five matching numbers plus an additional number. While they get only 8 per cent of the total prize, typically ranging between $50,000 and a few hundred thousand dollars, the odds of winning are better – about one in 2.3 million. For comparison, the odds of getting struck by lightning are one in 775,000, and for having quadruplets, one in 729,000. In 4-D, top winners get between $2,000 and $3,000 for every $1 bet. Punters pick a four-digit number from 0000 to 9999. Each draw has 23 winning numbers: 10 consolation prizes, 10 starter prizes and the top three wins. That means every ticket has a 23 in 10,000 chance of winning – better odds than Toto, but frequent wins are still rare. So, why do typically rational, risk-averse individuals willingly spend money on something as statistically improbable as the lottery? Jason, who is married and not planning to have children, considers himself a conservative spender. The 33-year-old saves more than 20 per cent of his pay cheque and has a non-risky investment portfolio. “It seems quite unlikely our generation can retire early. Also, job prospects are forever questionable,” he says, explaining why he sees the lottery as a form of investment hedge. “I buy expecting to lose, but on the very off chance that it pays off, then it is a safety net,” he adds. “My personal philosophy is to spend at least $1 per draw. It is minimal, but can be life-changing.” Dr Jared Ng, psychiatrist and founder of psychiatric clinic Connections MindHealth,says: “Lotteries tap into people’s hopes and aspirations.” For just a few dollars, a ticket offers the tantalising prospect of overnight transformation, a low-risk gamble for a potentially life-changing reward, he says. This is linked to a phenomenon known as probability neglect, where the size of the potential reward overshadows the improbability of winning. The emotional appeal of imagining sudden wealth can easily override rational thinking. “In a country like Singapore where living costs are high, and income gaps can feel stark, this hope becomes especially compelling,” adds Dr Ng. Another factor is the gambler’s fallacy – the mistaken belief that a win is “due” after a string of losses. This leads people to keep buying tickets, thinking their odds are improving. Dr Annabelle Chow, clinical psychologist at Annabelle Psychology, says: “Punters often fail to realise that each lottery ticket has the same odds of winning, regardless of previous outcomes. As a result, they overestimate their chances and underestimate the actual cost of playing.” Lotteries also create an illusion of control, where people believe their personal choices – such as selecting certain numbers or rituals, or even placing bets at specific outlets – can influence an entirely random outcome. No such luck. “Toto gives every number and combination an equal chance; there is no pattern or lucky pick,” says Dr Chua Tin Chiu, a statistician at the National University of Singapore. “It is like flipping a fair coin. Previous outcomes don’t affect the next,” Dr Chua explains. “Numbers have no memory. They don’t think, ‘I haven’t come out in a while, maybe today’s the day.’ That is not how probability works.” Meanwhile, some individuals believe lucky numbers are not random but revealed through dreams, temple visits or even rituals like lion dances during Chinese New Year. Lottery buying for these people is guided by signs, says Dr Chow. Then there are the stories: The distant cousin who hit the jackpot, or the colleague’s friend who suddenly bought a condominium in cash. Dr Ng says: “Frequent news reports and word-of-mouth tales about people winning life-changing sums make such outcomes feel more common than they really are. The effect is even stronger when the story comes from someone you know or trust. It feels more believable, and more attainable.” A windfall, however, may not always be a blessing. We hear of lottery winners who squander their new-found fortunes in no time. Some winners even end up worse off than before – broke, burdened and alone. Singaporeans rank among the world’s most avid lottery players. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG Financial consultant Ian Isaiah Ding vividly recalls a conversation he had during a Grab ride in 2020. His driver, Mr Teo Xinshun, shared how he had won the second prize in the Singapore Sweep lottery in 2015, pocketing half a million dollars. Then 38, the man immediately quit his job, flew business class and splurged on a luxurious holiday to Taiwan. This was followed by a months-long spending spree filled with lavish nights at a nightclub. But the dream life quickly turned into a nightmare. “After 45 nights of drinking, he got up to shower and slipped in the bathroom,” Mr Ding recalls. “He fractured his spine and became paralysed from the neck down. At the hospital, scans also revealed he had stage 3 brain cancer.” Although insurance covered most of his medical bills, Mr Teo quickly lost the rest of his winnings. He gambled away over $100,000 at the casino and later fell for a scam that cost him another $130,000. The remaining funds soon vanished. To make ends meet, he became a Grab driver. Mr Ding later shared the story on Facebook. Through a mutual friend, he and Mr Teo reconnected and exchanged messages. Not long after, Mr Ding learnt that the Grab driver had died because his cancer had returned. More than five years on, Mr Teo’s story still haunts him. “Easy come, easy go. Unplanned money leads to unplanned expenses. There is nothing wrong with spending for happiness, but without an objective or plan, it’s easy to lose it all,” he says. In other countries, stories of the so-called “lottery curse” are all too common – where sudden wealth fuels reckless spending on vices like drugs, gambling and lavish lifestyles, eventually leading to ruin. Briton Callie Rogers was just 16 when she won £1.8 million in the National Lottery back in 2003. In an August 2025 interview with UK tabloid The Mirror, she described how she quickly spent it all on parties, drugs and cosmetic surgery. Now 38, she touched on the darker side of sudden wealth, revealing that the pressure of her win pushed her into depression. At one point, she even tried to take her own life. “It just became too much to cope with,” she said. “Not knowing who genuinely liked me any more was hard – and the stress of all that money made it worse.” In 2010, Singapore Pools launched the Winners Wealth Management programme, a voluntary programme designed to help lottery winners who have received more than $1 million learn how to manage their new-found wealth. In 2016, the programme was relaunched as Care for Winners. In collaboration with MoneySense, Singapore’s national financial education programme, winners are offered practical financial planning tips, such as keeping news of the win within a trusted circle, settling outstanding debts and making sound investment decisions. “We realised that coming into sudden wealth can be overwhelming, and people often need some help navigating what to do next,” says Mr Chin Sau Ho, senior director of community partnerships and communications at Singapore Pools. Citing cautionary tales from overseas, he notes that many big winners eventually find themselves worse off than before their windfall. “That is exactly what we are trying to help winners in Singapore avoid. You have already beaten the odds to receive this large windfall. We want you to be a winner for life, by equipping you with the tools to manage your money wisely,” he says, adding that most lottery winners are open to enrolling in the programme. While dramatic stories of sudden wealth gone wrong often make headlines and serve as cautionary tales, the lottery winners interviewed by The Sunday Times appear to be more level-headed about their unexpected windfall. Mr Leong describes the sudden wealth in his early 20s as “a stepping stone for you to do whatever you want”. It changed the course of his life, although the journey started on a muted note. During the Chinese New Year holidays, the Singapore Pools office was closed, so he had to wait three days to collect his $1 million winnings. “Honestly, I kept questioning whether it was real. I worried about losing the ticket or getting into an accident,” he recalls. When the office reopened, he went to the main branch with his girlfriend and her father, expecting a long and complicated process. He was surprised when all he had to do was take a queue number before he was handed a cheque. After cashing the cheque, he gave half the winnings to his girlfriend (now wife). Both gave part of the money to their parents. The son of a taxi driver and an office administrator, Mr Leong says he did not know how to manage the money. “But I was clear on one thing: I wasn’t going to ‘flex’ or change my lifestyle. Char Siu Lang founder Ivan Leong showing his winning Toto ticket. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO “I don’t know much about luxury brands. I don’t know anything about Chanel or Louis Vuitton,” says Mr Leong, who splurged only on a $500 Tissot watch he had been eyeing. After working at his first job for a year, he decided to resign. “I was pretty relaxed at that time. With that kind of money, my girlfriend and I took a short break from work, did some travelling and just enjoyed life,” he says. They then successfully applied for a Build-To-Order flat together, and paid for most of the mortgage in cash. Now 36, married and a father to a two-year-old, he says the real jackpot was the freedom to explore various careers without stress. He worked in a start-up as an operation manager and sold insurance for a few years. In 2017, a friend took the foodie and enthusiastic home cook to a hawker stall for char siew rice. It sparked the idea of starting his own char siew stall. As it turned out, his friend knew the hawker who mentioned he was looking to hire a helper. The pay was modest, at just over $1,000 a month, but Mr Leong did not hesitate. To him, becoming a hawker’s assistant was a hands-on apprenticeship in the art of roasting and the realities of running a hawker business. Two years later, he struck out on his own, launching Char Siu Lang in Bukit Merah. That first stall eventually closed, but he runs two other outlets in Ang Mo Kio and Woodlands today. Many are surprised that despite winning the lottery, Mr Leong still chooses the sweaty, backbreaking grind of hawker life. “If I were you, I would retire,” people often tell him. Others pitch unsolicited advice, urging him to invest in cryptocurrencies or financial portfolios. But Mr Leong prefers to play it safe, sticking with tried-and-tested options like property and fixed deposits. He believes everything happens for a reason, and that buying a lottery ticket was “buying a hope”. A 10-year survey on older Singaporeans, which included their lottery habits, explored how unexpected winnings affect how people spend their money. The researchers tracked spending patterns across more than 30 categories, comparing splurges on long-lasting goods like furniture and electronics with day-to-day purchases, and weighing public, showy spending against private indulgences. “One myth is that if you win a big lottery prize, you are going to spend it in a way that is very conspicuous and irrational,” says economics professor Kim Seonghoon of Singapore Management University, who led the study released in 2024. But the truth is quite the opposite, he adds. Most lottery winners continue to live life pretty much like how they did before they struck gold. For every $1 of lottery prize, consumption spending increases by 50 cents within the first year of winning. Instead of spending on luxury cars or homes, lottery winners here spent most of their money on non-durables like food and household goods. In a separate 2021 study, Associate Professor Kim discovered that every $10,000 boost in income from a lottery win led to a small but meaningful and measurable increase in self-reported health. He cites a famous Swedish study published in 2020 which showed that lottery winners’ long-term health did not improve there despite a big jump in income. However, in Singapore, he continues, lottery winners reported feeling healthier, at least in the short term, after their windfall. “It does not necessarily reduce objective health markers like cancer incidence or stroke incidences, but lottery winners might have better peace of mind, better life satisfaction via higher income,” he says. “As far as my empirical analysis suggests, I don’t see an adverse impact of winning a lottery prize from Singapore,” Prof Kim says with a laugh. Since its inception, Singapore Pools has operated as a not-for-profit organisation. In 2024, it reported a record turnover of $12.2 billion. “Many people tend to see Singapore Pools only in terms of our products and services,” says Mr Chin. “But what they may not realise is that if we didn’t exist, much of that gambling activity would move to illegal platforms, and the $12 billion in revenue would leave our economy and flow overseas.” He adds that by operating legally, Singapore Pools ensures that the money stays within the country, ultimately benefiting Singaporean society and its people. For every dollar placed as a bet, the organisation pays a 22 cent betting duty to the Government. According to its 2024 annual report, 70 per cent of Singapore Pools’ revenue is spent on prize payouts, 22 per cent on gambling duties and taxes, and 3 per cent is earmarked for operational costs. Around 5 per cent of the gambling revenue is channelled back to the Tote Board, a statutory board under the Ministry of Finance that oversees Singapore Pools and functions as a broad-based grant-making organisation. Especially during the early nation-building years after independence, these profits helped to fund the building of major landmarks in Singapore. Between 1968 and 1976, $14.5 million of lottery revenue went towards the construction of the former National Stadium. It also helped to fund the building of the Indoor Stadium (1988), Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay (1996), and Gardens by the Bay. The Tote Board gives, on average, $500 million a year to support programmes that uplift vulnerable groups, champion community well-being and encourage social cohesion. These include programmes in the areas of healthy living, community care, sports and arts. Reflecting on Singapore Pools’ pragmatic approach to gambling, Mr Chin notes: “Some people see gambling purely as a vice, and may not understand our role. But they don’t realise that good can still come from it.” On an individual level, some winners also believe in paying it forward. One of them is Madam Tan (not her real name), who has won four times in the past year alone. The biggest prize was $17,800 for a $30 4-D bet made in December 2024. Her other winnings ranged from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars. Despite these windfalls, the 67-year-old says her lifestyle has not changed much. She still has never taken a flight out of Singapore. Instead, Madam Tan, who is self-employed and married with adult children, spends her winnings supporting a cat welfare organisation she has been volunteering with for the past 20 years. “These animals are so pitiful, and if we don’t help them, no one will,” she says, adding that the shelter she volunteers at needs around $5,000 a month to cover rent, food and medical expenses for the animals. She credits her good luck to good karma, and also a little divine help. At least once a week, she visits the Chinatown Erawan Shrine, which is in a religious goods store in People’s Park Centre. Thai dancers at the Chinatown Erawan Shrine on Feb 26. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG “I always bet on the numbers on my identity card,” says Madam Tan, who has spent about $40 on Toto or 4-D bets each week for the past two decades, betting on a set of numbers up to three times. If there are no wins, she moves on to a new set. If she ever wins a big jackpot, she hopes to use the money to buy a property and turn it into an animal shelter. “I always say, this is money that drops from the sky, so I must use it for good,” she says. If you are experiencing gambling problems and need counselling or wish to apply for a gambling exclusion, please contact the NCPG Helpline or webchat service at
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Gabe Newman (Sports Editor): Roughing the passer in the NFL While there should be some level of protection for a quarterback, they’re too protected by the roughing the passer penalty. If the quarterback hasn’t yet thrown the ball, then roughing the passer shouldn’t be called. I hate it when a defender makes a play and sacks the quarterback, but because he landed on him with too much of his body weight it’s a 15-yard penalty. If the tackle is flagrant, then it should be unnecessary roughness. But, throwing a flag for normally tackling someone who has the ball just because of the position they play is pathetic. Payton Liggins (Assistant Sports Editor): Excessive Celebration in the NFL A dumb rule in football is the “excessive celebration” penalty. Scoring a touchdown is one of the hardest, but most exciting, things to do in the game. However, players can get flagged and fined for celebrating too much. I understand the NFL doesn’t want anything promoting sex, violence or anything that delays the game. But, whether it’s a choreographed dance, spiking the ball, or showing personality, the NFL has long restricted how players can express themselves after big plays. I can say the league has loosened up in recent years, but some celebrations are still penalized if officials deem them “taunting”. The rule feels unnecessary because celebrations add entertainment for fans and allow players to show emotion in a high-intensity sport. By punishing joy and creativity based on a referee’s opinion, the rule not only frustrates players but also drains fun from the game. Morgan Gillespie (Sports Reporter): Can’t reattempt run if you run off the runway in track and field There is a rule in Track & Field for the long and triple jump events that explains how you can’t run off the runway even though you never crossed the board to reattempt your run. During an attempt, you are given one minute to jump. Once an athlete passes the board, that is considered an attempt or a scratch, depending on the foot placement. While athletes are running down the runway, sometimes you can tell when your steps will be off. In practice, athletes sometimes veer off the runway and try again. Although that happens in practice, officials will count that as an attempt at a meet and will not let you reattempt that jump even though you technically did not cross the board. I feel that athletes should be allowed to do that instead of wasting jumps. Now, if that were allowed, there would need to be a limit on the number of attempts. Jacksen Adkins (Sports Reporter): Offensive fouls in basketball My least favorite rule is the offensive foul in the NBA. It may sound like I want offensive players to have free reign over the court, but it’s the opposite. The offensive foul largely goes under-called due to its vagueness in enforcement. Players like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Brunson have caught flak for drawing fouls by pump faking to get defenders in the air before intentionally jumping into them. They racked up points like this in last year’s playoffs, ending as the top two players in total playoff points. Ultimately, these players are trying to win, and if it means using loopholes or poorly articulated rules to your advantage, then fair game. The burden falls on referees and officials to make clear that the act of baiting for fouls will go unrewarded this season and on. If they don’t, the lack of enforcement on the offensive foul could end up making the NBA harder to watch. Aaron Coffin (Sports Reporter): Technical fouls The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.
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