A man from Caroline Springs has admitted he can’t stop shaking from the revelation he’s now more than $500,000 richer after winning division one in TattsLotto.
The Melbourne man held one of the eight division one winning entries across Australia in TattsLotto draw 3857, drawn on 7 July 2018. Each entry takes home a division one prize of $503,668.42.
As his entry was not registered to a Tatts Card, Tatts officials had no way to deliver the life-changing news.
Speaking to a Tatts official to claim his prize more than a week after the winning numbers were drawn, the happy winner recounted how he discovered he was a division one winner.
“I’m still shaking. I just don’t believe it. I’ve never won anything in my life ever,” the man exclaimed.
“I actually just went to buy another ticket and while I was there I got them to check it.
“It was a shock! I’m still letting it all sink in.
“This ticket has been in my pocket the whole time – just in my wallet.
“I’ve been playing these numbers for a long time, but I just picked them.
The man in his 50s plans to pay off his house mortgage and treat those at the top of his Lotto List – his children.
“I’ve already booked a holiday!” he declared.
The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased his winning 18-game QuickPick entry at Caroline Springs Lotteries, Kiosk 5, Caroline Springs Shopping Centre, Lake Street, Caroline Springs.
So far this calendar year, Monday & Wednesday Lotto and TattsLotto have created 99 millionaires across Australia.
The six winning numbers in TattsLotto draw 3857 on Saturday 7 July 2018 were 29, 1, 6, 43, 23 and 18. The supplementary numbers were 3 and 35.
Across Australia there were eight division one winning entries in TattsLotto draw 3857 – five from Victoria and one each from New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 214 so far this calendar year, including 91 won by Tatts customers.
Last financial year, there were 290 division one winning TattsLotto entries across the Lott’s jurisdictions, which collectively won more than $341.27 million.
