PETALING JAYA, Fri: A middle-aged Sarawakian timber merchant became an instant millionaire after winning RM4.2 million in the Toto 6D grand prize, drawn on April 4.

The lucky winner only came to the Sports Toto Malaysia Sdn Bhd head office in Kuala Lumpur last Wednesday, 17 days after the draw, as he was stranded in a remote Indonesian forest.

"Although my girlfriend had called me up with the result, I could not leave my work site at that time due to the clashes among the Indonesians there," said the merchant, who declined to be named.

"I had to engage eight armed guards to escort me to the Indonesia-Sarawak border and then made my way to Kuching last Monday."

In a press release today, the winner said he had invested more than RM1,000 on Toto 4D and spent RM42 on the 6D game number 210380, derived from his sweetheart's birth date. "I never dreamt that this investment would bring in a RM4.2 million windfall."

Sports Toto senior manager (public affairs) Leong Kean Chong this is so far the biggest pay-out to a single winner in the 6D game.