A man has won RM25.9 million from gambling on numbers picked from his children’s MyKad. — Reuters pic

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — A man has won RM25.9 million from gambling on numbers picked from his children’s MyKad.

According to the Star Online news portal, the man bought his winning ticket from a Da Ma Cai outlet in Kepong.

"It took me two days to calm down to realise that I really won a whopping RM25 million jackpot,” he was quoted as saying by the news portal.

The 30-year-old said he would purchase property with his winnings, but was not ready to leave the workforce.

Da Ma Cai is among the country’s licensed numbers forecast operators.