22 February 21

Campbelltown woman too distracted to work after discovering $3 million Saturday Lotto win

Saturday Lotto
SNAPSHOT
  • A Campbelltown woman  immediately left work this morning, declaring she couldn’t concentrate after receiving a life-changing phone call confirming she scored a Saturday Lotto division one prize worth over $3 million in the weekend’s draw.
  • The thrilled winner held one of two division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4131, drawn Saturday 20 February 2021. Each entry takes home a division one prize worth $3,062,082.06.
  • When asked how she planned to enjoy life as a newly-minted multi-millionaire, the overjoyed woman confessed the windfall would go a long way towards helping her realise her dream of owning her own home.
  • The happy winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased her 50-game QuickPick entry at newsXpress Campbelltown, Shop L35B Macarthur Square, 200 Gilchrist Drive, Campbelltown.

By Ally Ramsamy

Updated 22 February 2021 - 11:32 am,

first published at 22 February 2021 - 11:32 am

A Campbelltown woman immediately left work this morning, declaring she couldn’t concentrate after receiving a life-changing phone call confirming she scored a Saturday Lotto division one prize worth over $3 million in the weekend’s draw.

The thrilled winner held one of two division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4131, drawn Saturday 20 February 2021. Each entry takes home a division one prize worth $3,062,082.06.

When an official from The Lott phoned the woman to break the news this morning, she admitted she had been expecting the call.

“Oh my god! That’s amazing! I’d been hoping someone would call me to confirm the news!” she exclaimed.

“I don’t know what to say. I’m speechless. I’m in shock.

“I checked my ticket on Sunday. When I first saw it, I thought it said I had won $3,000!

“Then I looked again, and I was just in complete disbelief.

“I couldn’t do anything after that. I didn’t know if it was real or not.

“Now you’ve confirmed it I don’t know what to say. I’ll have to let it sink in. Wow!

“I’ve just been going about my life as normal. I’ve got things to do!

“I came into work this morning because I’m so busy. But I think I’m going to have to head home.

“Who can concentrate at a time like this?”

When asked how she planned to enjoy life as a newly-minted multi-millionaire, the overjoyed woman confessed the windfall would go a long way towards helping her realise her dream of owning her own home.

“Since COVID hit, it feels like everything has been put on hold,” she explained.

“Things have been a bit tough, and I’ve got a few people in my life who need a bit of help.

“This win will mean I’ll be able to pay off my mortgage or even buy a new house.

“I’ll be able to help my family, who need help.

“Once we can travel again, I’ll definitely be going on holiday!”

The happy winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased her 50-game QuickPick entry at newsXpress Campbelltown, Shop L35B Macarthur Square, 200 Gilchrist Drive, Campbelltown.

newsXpress Campbelltown owner Lawrence Li said it was the first division one winning entry the outlet had sold in seven years.

“It’s about time our luck came back!” he laughed.

“It was such a nice surprise to hear we’d sold a division one winning entry. It’s come at a great time!

“We’ve been telling all of our customers, and everyone is happy about the news.

“Our regular customers have said they are thrilled luck has struck in our store.

“We hope our lotteries customers, whether new or old, will continue to support us, and we hope we can sell another winner in the near future.

“We’ve sold six division one winning entries since we took ownership of the shop in 2009. The last was in 2017.

“Congratulations to our winner! We wish her all the best. We share her happiness!

“Let’s hope we can make many more millionaires in the future!”

The winning numbers in Saturday Lotto draw 4131 on 20 February 2021 were 9, 3, 5, 41, 35 and 26, while the supplementary numbers were 45 and 28.

Across Australia, there were two division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4131 – one each from New South Wales and Queensland.

The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 285 so far this financial year, including 76 won by NSW Lotteries customers.

In 2020, Saturday Lotto created 122 millionaires across Australia.

During this time, there were 312 division one winning in Saturday Lotto entries across Australia, which collectively won more than $355.13 million.