A Craigieburn man has been caught in a whirlwind of excitement, enduring two sleepless nights as he revels in the reality of his $1.2 million TattsLotto win in the weekend’s draw.
The Melburnian held one of the four division one winning entries nationally in TattsLotto draw 4511, drawn Saturday 12 October 2024. Each division one winning entry looks forward to $1,290,825.58.
So far in 2024, there have been 31 major lottery wins in Melbourne’s north region, which have collectively taken home more than $38.76 million in prize money.
The gleeful man said he couldn’t help but pinch himself, yet was fearful he’d ‘wake up and discover it was all just a dream’.
“I’m on cloud nine. I can’t believe it!” he exclaimed.
“I feel like I’m trying to wake up from a dream – so surreal.
“I’ve been playing these numbers for 20 years. They consist of birthdates and anniversary dates. I can’t believe they’ve finally come up!
“I checked the ticket on Saturday night, and I was in complete shock. I haven’t had any sleep for two whole nights but it’s a good feeling!
“Family is our priority, and we’ll be helping them out with this prize. I’m not too far off retirement, so this will be a great boost too. It will allow us to sit back and live the life we want.
“We will squeeze in a fun holiday too.
“Hopefully I get a better sleep tonight!”
His winning entry was purchased at Craigieburn Lotto, Shop 27, 32-38 Craigieburn Road, Craigieburn.
Craigieburn Lotto manager Rose Irgat said the winning moment felt ‘electrifying’ as she couldn’t believe she had helped change someone’s life.
“It’s nice knowing $1.2 million has gone to someone in our community, and we were a part of their dream coming true!” she joyfully exclaimed.
“It feels absolutely amazing and electrifying. We often see familiar faces come through, all beaming with hope, and it's very likely our winner was one of them!
“We treat all our customers like family, and we’re just so happy to have sold another division one winning entry. I usually despise Mondays, but today I’m feeling on cloud nine!
“Congratulations to the winning man and his wife. We’re ecstatic for you and thank you for supporting Craigieburn Lotto. You have reiterated that we’re a lucky shop!”
The winning numbers in TattsLotto draw 4511 on 12 October 2024 were 8, 2, 21, 45, 10 and 28, while the supplementary numbers were 27 and 30.
Across Australia, there were four division one winning entries in TattsLotto draw 4511 – two in Victoria, and one each in New South Wales and Western Australia.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 359 so far in 2024, including 134 won by Tatts customers.
In FY24, TattsLotto created 158 millionaires across Australia.
During this time, there were 291 division one winning TattsLotto entries across Australia that collectively won more than $436 million.