01 July 24

Blakeview man buzzing from more than just caffeine thanks to $3.7 million Saturday X Lotto win

Saturday XLotto
SNAPSHOT
  • A Blakeview man has needed a double dose of caffeine this morning after a sleepless night following the discovery he scored more than $3.7 million in the weekend’s Saturday X Lotto draw.
  • The Northern Adelaide resident held one of eight division one winning entries in Saturday X Lotto draw 4481, drawn Saturday 29 June 2024. Each entry took home $3.75 million.
  • The jubilant winner looks forward to using his prize to pay off his mortgage, set up his family and help his children as much as possible.
  • The four-game System 8 QuickPick entry was purchased via The Lott app – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.

By Eliza Wregg

Updated 1 July 2024 - 11:28 am,

first published at 1 July 2024 - 11:28 am

A Blakeview man has needed a double dose of caffeine this morning after a sleepless night following the discovery he scored more than $3.7 million in the weekend’s Saturday X Lotto draw.

The Northern Adelaide resident held one of eight division one winning entries in Saturday X Lotto draw 4481, drawn Saturday 29 June 2024. Each entry took home $3.75 million.

The hard-working man confessed to still showing up on time to his job this morning, even though he had hardly slept a wink since checking his ticket

“I’m not bad!” he laughed.

“Thank you very much. It’s a weird feeling. I’m in a bit of shock.

“I’m at work this morning and I’ve slept about one hour. I’m running on coffee and Red Bulls!

“It’s life-changing money. It’s really going to set up our family.

“My wife and I have thought about it a lot already. We know we’ll pay off the mortgage and help our children as much as possible.

“I’ve been playing for years. I’ve gotten five numbers a couple of times and even five with a supplementary number but never all six!

“It’s unbelievable. I’m very glad it’s confirmed now!”

The four-game System 8 QuickPick entry was purchased via The Lott app – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.

The winning numbers in Saturday X Lotto draw 4481 on 29 June 2024 were 30, 24, 44, 21, 45 and 10, while the supplementary numbers were 31 and 28.

Across Australia, there were eight division one winning entries in Saturday X Lotto draw 4481 – four Queensland, two in Tasmania and one each in New South Wales and South Australia​.

The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 208 so far in 2024, including 12 won by SA Lotteries customers.

In 2023, Saturday X Lotto created 176 millionaires across Australia.

During this time, there were 303 division one winning in Saturday X Lotto entries across Australia that collectively won more than $436 million.