A Banksia woman who initially thought she won a $69,000 prize in the weekend’s Saturday Lotto draw has been bowled over by the fact she actually won more than $690,000.
The Sydneysider held one of the eight division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4339, drawn Saturday 18 February 2023. Each division one winning entry won $685,236.47.
The woman’s marked System 8 entry also scored division three 12 times and division four 15 times, bolstering her total windfall to $693,964.82.
When an official from The Lott reached out to the winner, she was under the impression she had only won a tenth of her true prize.
“What the hell?!? It’s not $69,000? It’s $693,000!!” she exclaimed.
“Woohoo!! I’m so stressed out. I can’t believe it. I’m going to have a heart attack.
“I’ve been playing the same numbers for god knows how long. I just used family birthdays and things like that, and that’s what I won on.
“Man, I can’t believe this. Happy days!
“I had no idea.”
The winning woman confessed she would need more time to make plans for her prize, but shared it set the scene for a brighter future for her family.
“I was going to clean the house today, but I tell you what, that’s not happening! We’re celebrating!” she said.
Her marked System 8 entry was purchased at Arncliffe Newsagency, 28 Firth Street, Arncliffe.
The winning numbers in Saturday Lotto draw 4339 on 18 February 2023 were 16, 24, 34, 30, 11 and 8, while the supplementary numbers were 21 and 18.
Across Australia, there were eight division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4339 – four from New South Wales, three from Victoria and one from Queensland.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 279 so far this financial year, including 85 won by NSW Lotteries customers.
