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A Hillwood man is now $2.2 million richer thanks to his wife’s hunch and gentle nudge to check his TattsLotto ticket after hearing the winning ticket was sold in the local area.
The Launceston resident held one of the nine division one winning entries nationally in TattsLotto draw 4583, drawn Saturday 21 June 2025. He looks forward to $2,222,222.23.
The winning entry was unregistered, which meant officials from The Lott were unable to reveal the life-changing news to the winner and had to wait for them to check their ticket and come forward.
“Thank you! I’m absolutely rapt, mate!” he exclaimed when an official from The Lott confirmed his newfound fortune.
“My wife heard on Monday that Mowbray newsXpress and Lotto had sold two division one winning entries over the weekend, and one of them was yet to be claimed.
“She came home to me and asked, ‘Did you get a ticket at Mowbray? You should probably go get it checked!’.
“I held off for a while, but then I was at work and curiosity got the better of me. I thought, ‘Crumbs! I should probably check this!’. So, I dropped everything and had to find out right then and there.
“It was a massive surprise. I couldn’t believe it at all.
“I usually purchase a small QuickPick when there’s a decent prize up for grabs, but I never expect to win anything!”
With a multi-million-dollar windfall on the way, the Apple Isle grandfather already had a few ideas brewing, starting with a brand-new job.
“I currently work a really, really stressful job, and I’m not enjoying it. This will allow me to change jobs completely without the stress,” he explained.
“I’m going to also finish painting the house and pay it off completely, which is amazing.
“I’ve been talking about buying a new vehicle for about six months, so I’ll buy a new ute.
“I’m also going to be really smart and visit the bank today. I’ll invest and lock a fair bit of it away.
“There’s no doubt I’ll help my children and grandchildren too.
“Thank you very much for this phone call!”
His winning entry was purchased at Mowbray newsXpress and Lotto, Shop 1, 262 Invermay Road, Mowbray.
Mowbray newsXpress and Lotto owner Sourav Kumar said he was absolutely thrilled to have sold two division one winning entries in the weekend’s TattsLotto draw.
“We’re very excited and so happy to hear our mystery winner has now come forward to claim their prize,” he shared.
“I also own Centre Newsagency & Lotto, Kings Meadows News & Lotto, Meadows Mews News & Lotto alongside Mowbray newsXpress and Lotto, so it’s amazing to have wins land there too.
“It was only two weeks ago that we sold a division one winning entry at Centre Newsagency & Lotto, and two months ago at Kings Meadows News & Lotto.
“On behalf of the entire team, we congratulate and wish our winner all the very best and thank them all for supporting our newsagencies.”
The winning numbers in TattsLotto draw 4583 on 21 June 2025 were 6, 24, 10, 42, 1 and 30, while the supplementary numbers were 18 and 16.
Across Australia, there were nine division one winning entries in TattsLotto draw 4583 – two each in Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia, and one in Queensland.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 213 so far in 2025, including 85 won by Tattscustomers.
In 2024, TattsLotto created 149 millionaires across Australia.
During this time, there were 316 division one winning TattsLotto entries across Australia thatcollectively won more than $400.2 million.