The numbers have been crunched and South Australia’s 2018 Lottery Hotspots have been revealed, with Adelaide’s CBD claiming the crown for the suburb that sold the most division one winning entries.
During the past 12 months, between 1 December 2017 and 30 November 2018, South Australian lottery players enjoyed 37 division one prizes and pocketed $63,398,874.19 in division one prize money.
The biggest division one prize to land in South Australia was a $15 million Oz Lotto win in June, claimed by a Limestone Coast family who had been playing the same special numbers for more than a decade.
The latest Lottery Hotspots data shows the South Australian postcode that sold the most division one winning entries during the past 12 months was 6000 for Adelaide CBD, which sold four division one winning entries totalling $3,807,167.39.
Hot on the heels of Adelaide CBD was the Adelaide Hills suburb of Mount Barker (5251), which sold three division one winning entries totalling $2,054,084.11.Remarkably, Mount Barker Central Newsagency sold both division one winning entries in this postcode.
This year, Western Adelaide was the region that enjoyed the most division one wins. It had six division one winning entries totalling more than $17 million.
North Adelaide sold five division one winning entries totalling over $6.8 million in prize money.
SA Lotteries spokesperson Bronwyn Spencer said 19 newly-minted millionaires were created across South Australia during the past 12 months.
“Of the 37 division one winners in South Australia, just under half of them are seeing out the year as millionaires after having their lives changed by their lottery windfall!” she exclaimed.
“From overseas holidays and travels around Australia, to new homes and new cars, each ecstatic winner is now enjoying their win with their nearest and dearest.”
Ms Spencer added winners’ division one dreams were as vast and varied as the locations in which the wins were won.
“Oh wow! Hallelujah! I’ve been waiting all my life for this! This is a massive win for our family. It will mean we can set all our kids up for the future!” Limestone coast family, $15 million Oz Lotto, June 2018.
“We’ve seen division one wins land far and wide across South Australia in both metropolitan and regional areas,” she explained.
“In each case, every winner had their own dream of how they would use their windfall to enrich their lives. My favourite would have to be the private syndicate of 20 hard-working nurses who won $1 million in Wednesday X Lotto in January and enjoyed a huge celebration.
“There are 20 of us in there! Oh bloody hell! Holy sh*t! A million dollars! Oh my god! I can’t wait to ring everyone and tell them! It’s just fantastic! The phone will be running red hot. I think we will definitely all go out for a meal together to celebrate!” 20 person private syndicate, $1 million Wednesday X Lotto, January 2018.
“Another memorable win for the year was the Myrtle Bank woman whose partner immediately quit their job upon discovering they were $10 million richer from winning Oz Lotto.
“We didn’t get much sleep! It’s unbelievable! It will change my family’s life significantly! My partner will quit work and we’ve got children so it will change their future too. I love my job so I won’t quit my job but it means my partner can!” Myrtle Bank woman, $10 million Oz Lotto, January 2018.
Ms Spencer said there was still a chance for players to add their names to the list of 2018 division one winners.
“We are on the countdown to the highly anticipated Saturday X Lotto $30 Million Megadraw on Saturday 29 December. This is the biggest Saturday X Lotto event of the year as it’s the single draw that creates the most millionaires every year!” she exclaimed.
“With up to one-in-three adult Australians expected to buy an entry in the $30 Million Megadraw, we are expecting a surge of interest as we inch closer to the end of the year. Wannabe millionaires are advised to get in early and purchase their entry for the chance to see in the New Year as a millionaire!
“As always, we are encouraging our players to register their entries so we can get in touch directly with the life-changing news!”
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Top 5 biggest division one prizes across all lottery games – South Australia
| Rank | Product | Draw No | Draw Date | Selling Outlet | Outlet Suburb | Outlet Postcode | Division One Prize |
| 1 | Oz Lotto | 1269 | 12/06/2018 | Kurralta Plaza Newsagency | Kurralta Park | 5037 | $15,000,000.00 |
| 2 | Oz Lotto | 1250 | 30/01/2018 | Online | n/a | n/a | $10,000,000.00 |
| 3 | Saturday X Lotto | 3829 | 31/03/2018 | newsXpress Beer’s Port Lincoln | Port Lincoln | 5606 | $4,248,309.28 |
| 4 | Saturday X Lotto | 3889 | 27/10/2018 | Online | n/a | n/a | $2,857,142.86 |
| 5 | Saturday X Lotto | 3873 | 01/19/2018 | Campbell’s Newsagency Morphett Vale | Morphett Vale | 5162 | $2,222,222.23 |
12 months ending 30 November 2018
2018 LOTTERY HOTSPOT POSTCODES
Postcodes where the most division one winning entries were sold– South Australia
| Rank | Postcode | Location | Frequency | Total Prize Amount | Biggest Prize Amount |
| 1 | 5000 | Adelaide CBD | 4 | $3,807,167.39 | $1,500,000.00 |
| 2 | 5251 | Mount Barker | 3 | $2,054,084.11 | $1,000,000.00 |
| 3 | 5114 | Smithfield, Blakeview | 2 | $3,500,000.00 | $2,000,000.00 |
| 5015 | Port Adelaide | 2 | $1,622,806.56 | $1,040,349.70 |
12 months ending 30 November 2018
Top 10 postcodes with the highest total division one prize amount across all games – SA
| Rank | Postcode | Location | Frequency | Total Prize Amount | Biggest Prize Amount |
| 1 | 5037 | Kurralta | 1 | $15,000,000.00 | $15,000,000.00 |
| 2 | 5606 | Port Lincoln | 1 | $4,248,309.28 | $4,248,309.28 |
| 3 | 5000 | Adelaide CBD | 4 | $3,807,167.39 | $1,500,000.00 |
| 4 | 5114 | Smithfield, Blakeview | 2 | $3,500,000.00 | $2,000,000.00 |
| 5 | 5162 | Morphett Vale | 1 | $2,222,222.23 | $2,222,222.23 |
| 6 | 5251 | Mount Barker | 3 | $2,054,084.11 | $1,000,000.00 |
| 7 | 5015 | Port Adelaide | 2 | $1,622,806.56 | $1,000,000.00 |
| 8 | 5158 | Hallet Cove | 1 | $1,500,000.00 | $1,500,000.00 |
| 9 | 5412 | Riverton | 1 | $1,428,571.43 | $1,428,571.43 |
| 10 | 5169 | Seaford | 1 | $1,428,571.43 | $1,428,571.43 |
12 months ending 30 November 2018
2018 LOTTO HOTSPOT REGIONS
Regions where the most division one winning entries were sold – SA
| Rank | Region | Frequency | Total Prizes | Biggest Prize |
| 1 | Western Adelaide | 6 | $17,943,484.28 | $15,000,000.00 |
| 2 | Northern Adelaide | 5 | $6,821,667.04 | $2,000,000.00 |
| 3 | Eastern Adelaide | 4 | $5,606,713.74 | $1,500,000.00 |
| Southern Adelaide | 4 | $4,248,309.28 | $2,222,222.23 | |
| 5 | Adelaide Hills | 3 | $3,807,167.39 | $1,000,000.00
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12 months ending 30 November 2018