25 July 22

"I’m still numb!": Christie Downs woman beside herself after $1.3 million Saturday X Lotto win

Saturday XLotto
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  • A Christie Downs woman has declared the adrenaline rush from her $1.3 million X Lotto win has kept her energised and wide awake since she discovered her good fortune yesterday morning.
  • The South Australian held one of the four division one winning entries in Saturday X Lotto draw 4279, drawn 23 July 2022. Each division one winning entry scored $1,362,315.17.
  • While she had contemplated retiring immediately, the winning woman admitted she still planned to turn up to work today.
  • Her winning System 8 entry was purchased online at thelott.com – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.

By Khat McIntyre-Intrachai

Updated 25 July 2022 - 10:49 am,

first published at 25 July 2022 - 10:49 am

A Christie Downs woman has declared the adrenaline rush from her $1.3 million X Lotto win has kept her energised and wide awake since she discovered her good fortune yesterday morning.

The South Australian held one of the four division one winning entries in Saturday X Lotto draw 4279, drawn 23 July 2022. Each division one winning entry scored $1,362,315.17.

In addition to winning division one, the woman’s System 8 entry also won division three 12 times and division four 15 times, bolstering her total windfall to $1,373,785.97.

“I haven’t slept all night,” the winning South Australian laughed when speaking to an official from The Lott this morning.

“I’m very excited. I’ve been waiting for your call. It’s life-changing! It’s come at a good time.

“I’ve been playing those numbers for years. I just love those numbers and now they’ve finally come up. I love them a lot more now.

“I didn’t have my glasses on when I first looked at my ticket yesterday morning. I thought, ‘oh, hang on a minute, I’ve won $1,000’. I was so excited. But then I saw it was $1.3 million.

“It’s amazing! I’m still numb.

“Nothing like this ever happens to me. I’m rapt!

“I’ve thought about retirement, but I still came into work this morning!

“I just want to pay off my house so I know it’s all paid for and I can spoil the grandkids.

The winning numbers in Saturday X Lotto draw 4279 on 23 July 2022 were 3, 40, 38, 32, 24 and 20, while the supplementary numbers were 31 and 5.

Across Australia, there were four division one winning entries in Saturday X Lotto draw 4279 – two from Queensland and one each from Victoria and South Australia.

The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 255 so far this calendar year, including 24 won by SA Lotteries customers.

In 2021, Saturday X Lotto created 210 millionaires across Australia.

During this time, there were 351 division one winning in Saturday X Lotto entries across Australia, which collectively won more than $499.8 million.