An Albury woman can’t wait to dust off her passport, gather her beloved family and head overseas for a holiday of a lifetime after scoring $2.1 million in Saturday Lotto.
The New South Wales player held one of the 14 division one winning entries across the country in Saturday Lotto draw 4281, drawn Saturday 30 July 2022. Each division one winning entry pocketed $2,142,857.15.
The winning woman was completely oblivious to her good fortune until an official from The Lott made contact with her on the weekend.
“Really!? Oh my god! That’s amazing!” she screamed.
“My kids will be excited. That is amazing.
“I don’t play all the time, but I thought I’d grab an entry for this draw.
“I had no idea I’d won.
“I’m shaking now!
“You’ve made my day. Oh wow!
“Like most people, I’ve got some home renovations I’d love to finish off. Everything’s half done. That’s what I want to do.
“I’d also love to go overseas with my kids and their kids. I’d love to go to London and Ireland. It would be a great family holiday together.”
Her winning 24-game QuickPick entry was purchased at newsXpress Lavington Square Cards & Gifts, Lavington Square, 351 Griffith Road, Lavington.
newsXpress Lavington Square Cards & Gifts owner Judith Taylor said she was thrilled to discover her outlet had sold a division one winning entry.
“It’s absolutely fantastic,” she exclaimed.
“We hope our winner has a lovely life with it.
“We’ve sold a few division one winning entries over the years and it’s always great to see another one!”
The winning numbers in Saturday Lotto draw 4281 on 30 July 2022 were 17, 21, 12, 26, 8 and 42, while the supplementary numbers were 35 and 13.
Across Australia, there were 14 division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4281 – three each from New South Wales and Western Australia, two each from Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland, and one each from South Australia and the Northern Territory.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 269 so far this calendar year, including 72 won by NSW Lotteries customers.
In 2021, Saturday Lotto created 210 millionaires across Australia.
During this time, there were 351 division one winning in Saturday Lotto entries across Australia, which collectively won more than $499.8 million.
