An Adelaide man is walking straight out of work never to return again after this morning discovering he won more than $1.6 million in the weekend’s Saturday X Lotto draw.
The South Australian player held one of the 12 division one winning entries across Australia in Saturday Lotto draw 3995, drawn Saturday 2 November 2019. Each entry won a division one prize of $1,666,666.67.
This morning a SA Lotteries official broke the news to the winner, who had no idea he’d won division one.
“Oh sh**,” he screamed.
“You are kidding me!
“I can’t even think at the moment. I can’t think straight.
“Oh my god. I am shaking!
“I was not expecting this.
“This is amazing. I am so overwhelmed.”
When asked how he planned to enjoy his prize, the newly minted millionaire said his prize would set him up for a happy retirement.
“I am at work now, but I am going to go straight home,” he said.
“I am never coming back to work again. I am retiring.
“I am so excited to just enjoy my retirement and spend a lot of time travelling.
“This completely changes my life.”
The thrilled player, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased his 36-game QuickPick entry online at thelott.com – Australia’s official lotteries.
Check your tickets South Australia: Two division one prizes yet to be claimed
Lottery officials are yet to make contact with the state’s two other division one winners from the weekend’s Saturday X Lotto draw. They are urging all players in South Australia to check their tickets.
SA Lotteries spokesperson Ally Ramsamy said two South Australians could each be walking around more than $1.6 million richer and not know it yet.
“Imagine going to work today oblivious to the fact you are now a millionaire? That is the reality for two South Australian lottery players today after they each scored division one in the weekend’s Saturday X Lotto!” she exclaimed.
“The two South Australian division one winning entries are unregistered, which means we don’t have any way of contacting the winners to break the life-changing news. Instead we have to wait for them to come forward to claim their prize.”
The division one winning entries were purchased from Mount Barker Central Newsagency, Shop 17, Mount Barker Central, McLaren Street, Mount Barker and Old Town Reynella Newsagency, Shop 11, Old Town Reynella Shopping Cent, 211-225 Old South Road, Reynella.
“We are encouraging everyone in South Australia to check their entries because they may be the millionaires we are searching for,” Ms Ramsamy said,
“If anyone does discover they are holding a winning entry we encourage them to hold on tight to that ticket and call us on 131 868 to begin the process of claiming their prize!”
In the 12 months to 30 June 2019, Monday & Wednesday X Lotto and Saturday X Lotto created 193 millionaires across Australia.
The winning numbers in Saturday X Lotto draw 3995 on Saturday 2 November 2019 were 12, 21, 10, 2, 1 and 42, while the supplementary numbers were 13 and 40.
Across Australia, there were 12 division one entries in Saturday X Lotto draw 3995 – four from Victoria, three each from Western Australia and South Australia, and one each from New South Wales and Tasmania.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 317 so far this calendar year, including 34 won by SA Lotteries customers.
In the 12 months to 30 June 2019, there were 244 division one winning Saturday X Lotto entries across the Lott’s jurisdictions, which collectively won more than $286.6 million.
