From Keilor Downs to Essendon, Melburnians took home the lion’s share of division one prizes in the weekend’s TattsLotto draw, with three players each pocketing almost $1 million.
There were six division one winning entries across Australia in TattsLotto draw 4151, drawn Saturday 1 May 2021. Three entries were held by Melbourne players, with the remaining held by players in Kyabram, Port Lincoln and Brisbane.
Each division one winning entry won $974,297.53.
Essendon wife predicts TattsLotto win
An Essendon man has revealed his wife predicted their TattsLotto ticket would win – but instead of scoring $10,000 as first forecast, it has delivered a prize of almost $1 million.
“We’re a couple of digits out, but I can live with that!” the man laughed when an official from The Lott confirmed his win this morning.
“My wife and I just play intermittently. If we happen to be at a newsagency getting a few things, we’ll grab a ticket.
“We don’t have set numbers. We’re just those random people who play every now and then.
“My wife bought this ticket and said, ‘I think it’s going to win $10,000’.
“She felt like it was going to win… and it has!
“We’re enormously blessed already. We’ve got kids who we’re always worrying about. We’ll be able to help them and a few charities we’re passionate about.”
His winning entry was purchased at West Essendon Newsagency, 269 Buckley Street, Aberfeldie.
West Essendon Newsagency owner Lindsay Crook said he was ecstatic for his latest division one winner.
“All our customers will be rapt to know we’ve had a big win,” he said.
“The last time we sold a division one winning ticket was in December 2017, so it’s great to see another one.”
No sleep for Keilor Downs dad after midnight discovery
He may have had no sleep since discovering his division one prize, but a Keilor Downs dad has admitted the winning revelation has left him wide awake and full of energy.
“I’m f***ing excited!” he exclaimed when an official from The Lotto made contact.
“I checked my numbers this morning at 1am, and then I was looking at my phone until 6am!
“I was just looking at it – checking my numbers over and over again.
“Mate, I’ve been playing those numbers for years.
“I’m still trying to take it all in. This has just changed my life!
“This is my dream! Life is a dream!”
The Victorian winner can’t wait to start hunting for a new home and setting his children up for the future.
He purchased his marked System 8 entry online at thelott.com – Australia’s official lotteries.
Taylors Lakes dad rendered speechless by win
A Taylors Lakes man has confessed he couldn’t utter a word after discovering he was a division one winner in the weekend’s TattsLotto draw.
“I went home yesterday afternoon and thought I would scan my ticket on the app,” he explained.
“Well! I was speechless!
“The most I’ve ever won is $1,200. This is all still sort of sinking in.
“I’ve been playing the same numbers for a while. The numbers weren’t anything particularly special… but they are now!
“We’re thinking we might do some home renovations and give some to the kids. The whole family will benefit!”
His winning marked System 8 entry was purchased at Taylors Lakes Lucky Lotto, News & Gifts, Shop 8, Taylors Lakes Shopping Centre, 3 Melon Highway, Taylors Lakes.
The winning numbers in TattsLotto draw 4151 on 1 May 2021 were 5, 31, 14, 22, 42 and 18, while the supplementary numbers were 1 and 8.
Across Australia, there were six division one winning entries in TattsLotto draw 4151 – four from Victoria, and one each from Queensland and South Australia.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 144 so far this calendar year, including 56 won by Tatts customers.
In 2020, TattsLotto created 122 millionaires across Australia.
During this time, there were 312 division one winning in TattsLotto entries across Australia, which collectively won more than $355.13 million.