19 March 24

Have you won $1 million? A mystery Gundagai millionaire is at large

Monday & Wednesday Lotto
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  • A million-dollar surprise awaits one Gundagai resident or visitor who could be walking around today completely oblivious to the fact they scored division one in last night’s Monday & Wednesday Lotto draw.
  • The elusive player held the only division one winning entry in Monday & Wednesday Lotto draw 4374, drawn Monday 18 March 2024 and took home a total prize of $1,000,000.00.
  • The winning entry is unregistered, which means officials from The Lott have no way to contact the winner to break the exciting news and must wait for them to come forward to claim their prize.
  • The division one winning entry was purchased at Gundagai Foodworks & LPO, 152-158 Sheridan Street, Gundagai.

By Khat McIntyre-Intrachai

Updated 20 March 2024 - 8:44 am,

first published at 19 March 2024 - 9:19 am

A million-dollar surprise awaits one Gundagai resident or visitor who could be walking around today completely oblivious to the fact they scored division one in last night’s Monday & Wednesday Lotto draw.

The mystery player held the only division one winning entry in Monday & Wednesday Lotto draw 4374, drawn Monday 18 March 2024 and took home a total prize of $1,000,000.00.

The winning entry is unregistered, which means officials from The Lott have no way to contact the winner to break the exciting news and must wait for them to come forward to claim their prize.

The division one winning entry was purchased at Gundagai Foodworks & LPO, 152-158 Sheridan Street, Gundagai.

Gundagai Foodworks & LPO supervisor Katie Morris said her team was ecstatic to have sold a division one winning entry and couldn’t wait to unite their customer with their prize.

“This is such exciting news for a small country town like Gundagai! We’re definitely in awe this morning after realising that our outlet had sold an entry worth $1 million,” she said.

“The mystery winner could be anyone walking around the town, or it could’ve been a visitor passing by. We sure do hope they check their ticket soon and come forward to claim their prize.

“Congratulations to the mystery winner. We can’t wait to hear about the moment you checked your ticket and realised you’re $1 million richer.”

The Lott spokesperson Anna Hobdell said The Lott was in the business of paying prizes and looked forward to uniting the winner with their Monday & Wednesday Lotto loot.

“It’s likely our latest winner is going about their day as normal with no idea they’ve won division one!” she exclaimed.

“We’re urging all players who purchased a Monday & Wednesday Lotto ticket from Gundagai Foodworks & LPO to check their tickets today.

“Imagine how exciting it would be to realise you’ve won $1 million! Your plans for the rest of the Easter and beyond would certainly change with that prize in your bank account.

“Make sure you check your ticket, which could be in your wallet, handbag, fridge door or car glovebox, because the winner could be you and you could be planning what to do with your prize too!

“If you discover you are holding the winning ticket, contact The Lott on 131 868 to begin the process of claiming your prize.”

The winning numbers in Monday & Wednesday Lotto draw 4374 on Monday 18 March 2024 were 2, 4, 16, 27, 34 and 39, while the supplementary numbers were 11 and 18.

Across Australia, there was one division one winning entry in Monday & Wednesday Lotto draw 4374 – one in New South Wales.

The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 310 so far in FY24, including 103 won by NSW Lotteries customers.

In 2023, Monday & Wednesday Lotto created 101 millionaires across Australia.

During this time, there were 113 division one winning Monday & Wednesday Lotto entries across Australia, which collectively won $112 million.