An emotional Beaumaris couple have today come forward to claim their $3 million TattsLotto win, explaining they’d only checked their ticket after hearing about a mystery winner in the region.
The Victorians held one of the two division one winning entries nationally in TattsLotto draw 4207, drawn Saturday 13 November 2021. Each division one winning entry scored $3,001,122.85.
There have been 23 division one wins in Melbourne's south-east so far in 2021 worth more than $41.4 million.
Speaking with an official from The Lott this morning, the winning woman explained why It took them a few days to discover the exciting news.
“We are in total shock! We never in a million years thought this would happen,” she laughed.
“The ticket was just floating about in my bag, and I had totally forgotten about it. It wasn’t until my daughter told me that they were searching for a winner from Beaumaris that I even remembered I’d bought an entry.
“We still had the Sunday paper and so my husband checked the TattsLotto numbers there. But it wasn’t until my daughter scanned the ticket on The Lott app that we realised we’d won.
“We were absolutely hysterical! We experienced every emotion under the sun – shock, happiness, excitement. And we cried, screamed, cheered, and laughed!
“It’s an absolute dream come true. It’s life-changing!
“My stomach is in knots and my mind is a blur.
“We had a bottle of champagne last night to celebrate, and we just talked about the win and what to do with it.
“I didn’t sleep at all last night. I need a huge cup of coffee this morning because I am exhausted from the excitement.
“I could burst into tears right now. It’s such a sweet win right before Christmas.”
When asked how they planned to enjoy the windfall, the Victorian winner explained it would be enjoyed for many years to come.
“We will help the family, of course,” she shared.
“It will mean we can retire from work early and really enjoy our retirement.
“I always said if I won, I would donate to charity, so I will definitely do that too.
“We’ll save some too so we can build a nest egg for the future.”
The life-changing entry was purchased at Beaumaris News Lotto & Gifts, 2 South Concourse, Beaumaris.
Beaumaris News Lotto & Gifts owner Elisa Luo said her team was celebrating the major win.
“It’s great that the winning couple have discovered this fantastic news,” she said.
“We are so happy that we were able to help make all of our winners' dreams and wishes come true.
“Our customers are fantastic and so supportive of our business, so we are thrilled to have helped make one of them a multi-millionaire.
“We haven’t had a division one win since last year, so we are thrilled to have sold another. We’ve sold about nine division one winning tickets in our time.
“Congratulations to our winner. We hope this win gives them the opportunity to realise their dreams."
The winning numbers in TattsLotto draw 4207 on 13 November 2021 were 26, 40, 17, 32, 22 and 29, while the supplementary numbers were 12 and 21.
Across Australia, there were two division one winning entries in TattsLotto draw 4207 – one from Victoria and one from Queensland.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 403 so far this calendar year, including 146 won by Tatts customers.
In the 12 months to 30 June 2021, TattsLotto created 174 millionaires across Australia.
During this time, there were 341 division one winning in TattsLotto entries across Australia, which collectively won more than $435.21 million.