A Leeton grandmother has declared she is ‘the happiest woman in the world’ after discovering she is now a millionaire after winning division one in Monday & Wednesday Lotto.
The Leeton entry was the only division one winning entry across Australia in Monday & Wednesday Lotto draw 3816 on Monday 12 November 2018. The winner takes home the guaranteed division one prize of $1 million.
Despite being registered to a Players Club card, NSW Lotteries officials had been unable to contact the winner as her contact details were out of date and had to wait for her to come forward before claiming the prize.
When speaking with a NSW Lotteries official this afternoon to claim her prize, the winner confessed despite hearing the news a Leeton local had won, she simply didn’t believe it could be her.
“I’ve won a million dollars? Are you joking? Oh my god! Right before Christmas! What a good Christmas present!” she exclaimed.
“My son came over yesterday and said ‘Mum have you checked your tickets? Someone in the area has won a million dollars!’.
“I said ‘Don’t be silly! It’s not me!’.
“Today I checked my ticket and started having a heart attack. I had to calm myself down before I called you!
“I’m the happiest woman in the world at this moment I think!”
The regular player revealed she had been playing the same special birthday numbers for decades.
“I’ve been playing ever since lotto started!” she declared.
“I’ve been playing these favourite numbers every week. I’ve never missed a week!
“The winning numbers are my birthday and my grandkids birthday and my siblings ages.
“I’ve always told my kids one day I would win the lotto! Now I can call them and say ‘I’ve done it. I’ve won a million dollars!’.
“All these years later and I am a millionaire! My kids and grandkids will be over the moon!”
When asked how the happy grandmother planned to spend her Monday Lotto windfall she revealed her beloved children and grandchildren were at the top of her Lotto List.
“Don’t worry I can spend it!” she laughed.
“I’ll help my daughter and my grandkids but I’ll help myself out and buy a new house – that’s the first thing on my list.
“Then I’ll help my daughter and spend a bit on the grandchildren – they’ll be getting good Christmas presents!
“I also think I’ll get myself a new Harley Davidson trike. I’m going to make sure I get the good stuff. I know I want one of them.
“I want to spend it. I don’t want to go to the grave rich – I want to enjoy my life before I go!”
The winning entry was purchased at Leeton Newsagency, 78 Pine Avenue, Leeton.
Leeton Newsagency owner Matt Curry said he was thrilled his customer had been united with their prize.
“That’s just the best news!” he declared.
“We are so thrilled a local to the area and a regular player has won.
“It’s just amazing! We wish them all the best with their win. We hope they enjoy it!”
So far this calendar year, Monday & Wednesday Lotto and Saturday Lotto have created 158 millionaires across Australia.
The winning numbers in Monday & Wednesday Lotto draw 3816 on Monday 12 November 2018 were 16, 14, 30, 27, 38, 4, while the supplementary numbers were 29 and 37.
Across Australia, there was only one division one winning entry in Monday & Wednesday Lotto draw 3816.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 141 so far this financial year, including 45 won by NSW Lotteries customers.
In the 12 months to 30 June 2018, there were 73 division one winning Monday & Wednesday Lotto entries across the Lott’s jurisdictions, which collectively won $73 million.
More chances to win!
There are more chances to win big with tonight’s Powerball draw offering $3 million, while Tuesday’s Oz Lotto has $3 million up for grabs.
The First Prize in tonight’s Set for Life draw offers players the chance to win $20,000 a month for 20 years – that’s $20K on reply! Set for Life is the only game that allows you to play your numbers across seven consecutive daily draws – meaning you have the chance to win $20K on replay every day of the week, no matter what ticket type you purchase.
The Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot prize is now $26.68 million for draw 1158, while the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot is now $1.41 million for draw 10257.
Tickets can be purchased at any NSW Lotteries outlet, online from thelott.com or via the Lott mobile app.
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In the 12 months to 30 June 2018, 74 million winners took home a total of $2.7 billion in prize money from their favourite games which include Saturday Lotto, Monday and Wednesday Lotto, Powerball, Oz Lotto, Set for Life, Lucky Lotteries, Keno and Instant Scratch-Its.