A humble Port Augusta retiree has declared winning a $613,000 division one prize in X Lotto was a ābeautiful feelingā while revealing he plans to give it all away to loved ones.
The Spencer Gulf resident held one of the seven division one winning entries nationally in Saturday X Lotto draw 4039 drawn Saturday 4 April 2020. Each division one winning entry takes home a prize of $613,016.67.
Sharing his joy with an official from the Lott, the happy winner revealed he had humble plans for his windfall.
āIām giving it all away to my family!ā he declared.
āIām going to pay off my childrenās mortgages and give some to my friends.
āIām going to buy my neighbour a new car as he often drives me around. Now we can drive in style.
āI donāt need it for myself. Iāve got a nice little house and people to look after me.
āThe only thing I might buy myself is a nice new comfortable bed.ā
The thrilled winner said he had been vying for the chance to win the big one for decades.
āIāve been playing X Lotto ever since it began,ā he confessed.
āA couple of years ago I won division two but finally winning division one is just a beautiful feeling!ā
The thrilled winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased his winning entry at Terry White Chemists ā Port Lincoln, 43 Liverpool Street, Port Lincoln.
In 2019, Monday & Wednesday X Lotto and X Lotto created 203 millionaires across Australia.
The winning numbers in X Lotto draw 4039 on Saturday 4 April 2020 were 33, 36, 11, 39, 19 and 22, while the supplementary numbers were 7 and 18.
Across Australia, there were seven division one winning entries in X Lotto draw 4039 ā three from Victoria and one each from New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.
The Lottās division one winning tally has now reached 300 so far this financial year, including 37 won by SA Lotteries customers.
Between 1 January and 31 December 2019, there were 289 division one winning Saturday X Lotto entries across Australia that collectively won more than $333.41 million.
