04 March 24

“I’ve never won anything!”: Candelo man in unchartered territory after bagging $400,000 Saturday Lotto win

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  • A Candelo man has confessed he didn’t know what to say or do after checking his Saturday Lotto entry yesterday morning and discovering he’d bagged a $400,000 prize.
  • The New South Wales man held one of the 13 division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4447 on Saturday 2 March 2024. Each division one winning entry scored $400,641.05.
  • The winning man said he and his wife had struggled to process the incredible windfall and looked forward to driving away in a new car and paying off some debt.
  • His winning 6-game QuickPick entry was purchased online at thelott.com – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.

By Khat McIntyre-Intrachai

Updated 5 March 2024 - 10:14 am,

first published at 4 March 2024 - 9:29 am

A Candelo man has confessed he didn’t know what to say or do after checking his Saturday Lotto entry yesterday morning and discovering he’d bagged a $400,000 prize.

The New South Wales man held one of the 13 division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4447 on Saturday 2 March 2024. Each division one winning entry scored $400,641.05.

“Mate, this is bloody unbelievable!” the winning man cheered when an official from The Lott called to confirm his windfall.

“I’ve never won anything! Not even a chook raffle.

“My wife and I were just going about our Sunday morning, and I thought I’d check my ticket.

“At first, I didn’t think I’d won anything but I clicked through and my jaw nearly fell off my face.

“I just stopped and said, ‘Oh my god’.

“My wife didn’t believe me at first, but we’ve just been in a state of shock since.

“It’s going to help so much.

“We need a new car, we’ll pay off some debt and we’ll prepare for the future.

“I’ve been playing lotteries for decades so this is phenomenal.

“Thank you so much.”

His winning 6-game QuickPick entry was purchased online at thelott.com – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.

The winning numbers in Saturday Lotto draw 4447 on 2 March 2024 were 19, 15, 18, 30, 5 and 8, while the supplementary numbers were 7 and 26.

Across Australia, there were 13 division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4447 – seven in Victoria, three in Queensland, two in the Northern Territory and one in New South Wales.

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