A young Campbellfield man has woken up with ‘butterflies in his stomach’ after realising his life has changed forever with a Set for Life prize of $20,000 a month for the next 20 years.
The Melburnian in his 20s held the only division one winning entry nationally in Set for Life draw 3266, drawn Monday 15 July 2024.
He can look forward to a total division one prize of $4.8 million, paid in monthly instalments of $20,000 a month for the next 20 years.
The victorious Victorian shared he purchased his ticket minutes before the draw’s close time and today thanked his lucky stars for doing so.
“Thank you so much,” he laughed.
“I’ve been waiting for your call!
“I have butterflies in my stomach. It’s so unexpected.
“I bought the ticket at the very last minute, and I nearly didn’t go through with it!
“It wasn’t until I was going to bed last night around 11pm that I decided to see how my ticket went. I was expecting division four or five, not division one!
“I’ve already shared the news with my parents and some close friends; they were all so happy for me.
“Normally I would mark my own lottery numbers, but I decided to switch it up to a QuickPick because my numbers weren’t doing much.
“Thank you so much.”
With $20,000 about to land into his bank account on the 15th of every month for the next two decades, the jubilant university student shared he would invest the prize for the future and pay off his degree.
“I haven’t thought of any immediate plans just yet but I’m thinking I might invest the prize,” he revealed.
“I’m also studying my master’s degree and will need to pay off my student loans.
“Maybe I’ll buy a house, go on a holiday and also a buy new car but I need to have a think about it all.
“We have plans to celebrate tonight with a nice dinner.”
His winning 2-game QuickPick was purchased on The Lott website – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.
The winning numbers in Set for Life draw 3266 on Saturday 13 July 2024 were 34, 23, 40, 43, 39, 2 and 26, while the supplementary numbers were 7 and 35.
Across Australia, there was one division one winning entry in Set for Life draw 3266 – one in Victoria.
This marks the 131st Set for Life division one winner nationally since the game began and the sixth Set for Life division one winner so far this calendar year.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 223 so far in FY24, including 81 won by Tatts customers.
In 2023, there were 18 Set for Life division one winners across Australia who will receive $86.4 million during the next 20 years.
By 31 December 2023, more than $116.18 million in monthly payments of $20,000 had been paid to the 125 Set for Life division one winners across Australia.
