An Altona Meadows woman was so shocked by the revelation she’d won $852,000 in the weekend’s TattsLotto draw that she hung up on an official from The Lott this morning as they were trying to deliver the news.
The Victorian held one of the seven division one winning entries across Australia in TattsLotto draw 4159, drawn Saturday 29 May 2021. Each division one winning entry took home $852,722.91.
When an official from The Lott called the Melbourne woman to break the exciting news, she was just hopping out of bed and had no idea she’d scored division one.
“Oh my god, I am so sorry. I only just woke up and I thought it must be some kind of scam, so I hung up,” she laughed.
“I checked my ticket online just then and knew I had to call you straight back.
“This isn’t even registering right now. I can’t believe this!
“It’s absolutely fantastic.
“It’s a huge, huge shock.
“I just can’t believe it.
“I need to take the day to let it all sink in!
“We’re in lockdown at the moment, so we can’t do too much to celebrate, but we might get some takeaway and crack open a bottle of wine tonight.”
When asked how she planned to enjoy her division one windfall, the giggling winner had one thing in mind.
“This will be used for my retirement,” she explained.
“It’s sped up my retirement plans, so that’s very nice.
“I am sure I will do a few little things to spoil myself! I might get some nice jewellery or even a new Dyson vacuum!”
The winning marked 18-game entry was purchased at Central Lotto, Shop 14 Central Square Shopping Centre, 1 Central Avenue, Altona Meadows.
Central Lotto owner Bruce Zheng said he couldn’t be any more thrilled by the news.
“We were incredibly excited when we heard we’d sold another division one winning entry,” he said.
“This is the second division one winning entry we have sold in two months!
“We are so glad to hear our customer’s dreams can come true thanks to this win.
“We would like to share this fantastic news with all of our customers. This news is sure to put a smile on all of their faces.
“In 20 years, we have sold thirty division one winning entries, and we can’t wait to sell more.
“Congratulations to our winner. We hope this is the beginning of a very bright future.”
The winning numbers in TattsLotto draw 4159 on 29 May 2021 were 42, 2, 7, 28, 16 and 30, while the supplementary numbers were 22 and 35.
Across Australia, there were seven division one winning entries in TattsLotto draw 4159 – four from Queensland, two from Western Australia and one from Victoria.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 184 so far this calendar year, including 73 won by Tatts customers.
In 2020, TattsLotto created 122 millionaires across Australia.
During this time, there were 312 division one winning in TattsLotto entries across Australia, which collectively won more than $355.13 million.
More chances to win
There are more chances to win big with Tuesday’s Oz Lotto offering $5 million, while Thursday’s Powerball has $3 million up for grabs.
Tonight’s Set for Life draw offers players the chance to win a division one prize of $20,000 a month for 20 years – that’s $20K on Replay! Set for Life is the only game that allows you to play your numbers across seven consecutive daily draws – meaning you have the chance to win $20K on Replay every day of the week.
