A Bentleigh East man has been walking around for more than 31 days, oblivious to the fact that he had a $730,000 TattsLotto winning ticket in his jacket pocket.
The Melburnian man held one of the seven division one winning entries across Australia in TattsLotto draw 4269 on 18 June 2022. Each entry won a division one prize of $731,699.38.
The winning entry was unregistered, which means officials from The Lott had no way of contacting the winner to break the life-altering news and had to wait for the ticketholder to come forward.
When an official from The Lott called the merry man to confirm his win, he relayed how the momentous winning moment came about.
“I’m blown away! I couldn’t sleep at all last night,” he confessed.
“I had absolutely no idea that I’d won $730,000 – it’s life-changing. I walked into the local newsagency to check the ticket, and he told me I’d won division one!
“The winning ticket was recurring for three weeks, so I’d put it in my jacket pocket and had forgotten about it.
“It’s been sitting in my pocket the entire time. I’m glad I didn’t put it through the wash!
“No one ever expects to win the lottery, and when it does happen out of nowhere, it feels awesome.”
With $730,000 about to land in his bank account, he shared he would treat himself and his wife to an overdue overseas holiday.
“My wife and I are itching to go on a holiday, especially after the pandemic,” he shared.
“We can’t wait!”
His winning entry was purchased at East Boundary Road Lotto, 1/251 East Boundary Road, Bentleigh East.
East Boundary Road Lotto owners Thao Bui and Andy Tran said they’re ecstatic to have sold a division one winning entry in TattsLotto.
“We still can’t believe we’ve sold a division one winning entry!” said Thao.
“We’ve celebrated the winning news with our local community and lovely customers.
“Congratulations to the winner, and we wish them all the best with their $730,000 win!”
The winning numbers in TattsLotto draw 4269 on 18 June 2022 were 37, 11, 27, 1, 22, 34, while the supplementary numbers were 44 and 43.
Across Australia, there were seven division one winning entries in TattsLotto draw 4269 – four in Victoria and one each in Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 246 so far this calendar year, including 102 won by Tatts customers.
In 2021, TattsLotto created 210 millionaires across Australia.
During this time, there were 351 division one winning in TattsLotto entries across Australia, which collectively won more than $499.8 million.
