05 September 22

Melbourne launches into spring with three $2 million TattsLotto wins

Saturday TattsLotto
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  • Melbourne has had a stellar start to spring, with three $2 million TattsLotto prizes landing in the city from the weekend’s draw.
  • The three entries were among the 10 division one winning entries nationally in TattsLotto draw 4291 on Saturday 3 September. Each division one winning entry scored $2 million.
  • One winner was a Footscray mother who purchased her entry online at thelott.com – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.
  • Also enjoying a share of the division one loot was a 25-member syndicate, called Prosperity, established by Endeavour Lotto & News at Endeavour Hills with shares sold at 15 other Tatts outlets across Melbourne.
  • Another division one winning entry was purchased at East Doncaster Lotto, 286 A Blackburn Road, Doncaster East.

By Khat McIntyre-Intrachai

Updated 5 September 2022 - 9:46 am,

first published at 5 September 2022 - 9:45 am

Melbourne has had a stellar start to spring, with three $2 million TattsLotto prizes landing in the city from the weekend’s draw.

The three entries were among the 10 division one winning entries nationally in TattsLotto draw 4291 on Saturday 3 September. Each division one winning entry scored $2 million.

Footscray mum to fly business class to France thanks to $2 million TattsLotto win

A Footscray mum is finally allowing herself to get excited about her multi-million-dollar TattsLotto win after an uncertain weekend wondering if the life-changing news could be true.

Confirming her win with an official from The Lott this morning, the overwhelmed woman explained she was still struggling to believe the exhilarating news.

“Is it true?! I’m breathless. I can’t think!” she laughed.

“Things like this don’t happen to people like me.

“I saw my TattsLotto entry won something on The Lott app yesterday. At first, I thought I’d won $2,000, but then I saw a few more zeros. I instantly thought it was some sort of scam or a glitch.

“This is insane! Both of my cats are looking at me like I’m crazy.

“I haven’t told anyone yet. I wasn’t sure if the news was really true.

“I’ll have my children around tonight and I’ll let them know!

“I’m also flying interstate to see some family soon, so I’ll gather everyone around to tell them.

“I’m going to help out my family with the prize. They mean the most to me!

“I also thought my retirement was further away, but now I can retire even sooner. Woo-hoo!

“I’ve been saving to go to France for more than five years. The pandemic has put a spanner in the works, and I’ve had to hold off on my travel plans.

“But, oh my goodness, I can fly business class to France now - just saying that makes it feel so surreal. I can’t believe it!

“I need to take a breath. It’s going to be hard to concentrate at work today.

“Thank you for the best phone call!”

Her winning 12-game QuickPick was purchased online at thelott.com – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.

Twenty-five Melburnians start the week sharing $2 million TattsLotto win

A merry band of 25 Melburnians have begun discovering their syndicate, called Prosperity, scored $2 million in the weekend’s TattsLotto draw.

In addition to the division one prize, the group syndicate’s marked System 20 entry also scored division two 6 times, division three 78 times, division four 1,365 times, division five 1,560 times and division six 5,720 times, bolstering the total win to $2,233,958.20.

Each member of the syndicate receives a share worth $90,191.93.

The syndicate was established by Endeavour Lotto & News, Endeavour Hills Shopping Centre, Matthew Flinders Avenue and Heatherton Road, Endeavour Hills, with shares sold at 15 other Tatts outlets across Melbourne.

  • 18 Lucky Lotto , Springvale (2 shares)
  • Avondale Heights News & Lotto, Avondale Heights (2 shares)
  • Banyule Newsagency, Rosanna
  • Broadmeadows Lucky Lotto, Broadmeadows
  • Clarinda Lotto, News and Interpost, Clarinda
  • Eight 8 Lotto, Richmond (3 shares)
  • Endeavour Lotto & News, Endeavour Hills (4 shares)
  • Epping Plaza Lotto and News, Epping (2 shares)
  • Fountain Gate Lotto, Narre Warren
  • Plenty Luck News & Lotto, Preston
  • Point Cook Lotto, Point Cook
  • Roxburgh Park News & Lotto, Roxburgh Park
  • Seraglio Lotto, South Melbourne (2 shares)
  • Vic Market Lotto, Melbourne
  • Winning Lotteries St Albans, St Albans
  • Winning Post, Richmond

Endeavour Lotto & News owner Usharani Vinu said the division one winning syndicate had been running for the past two years.

“We are super excited for our customers who bought the shares and we will be sharing this good news with everyone – they’ll be very excited and happy,” she said.

“This is our 30th division one winning entry. Our last division one win was in March this year.”

The Lott spokesperson Matt Hart said some syndicate members might have yet to discover their winning news and encouraged all players to check their tickets.

“We know some of these division one winning syndicate members have already begun celebrating their good fortune and are kickstarting the new week knowing they have a hefty boost coming into their bank accounts,” he said.

“However, others are starting their working week completely obvious to their win. Previous syndicate winners have told us there’s no better cure for Mondayitis than discovering a TattsLotto win.

“If you purchased a share into a syndicate for the recent TattsLotto draw, check it today! If you discover you’re holding a winning share, call The Lott on 131 868 to start the prize claim process!”

Doncaster East shopper bags TattsLotto ticket worth $2 million

A Doncaster East shopper joined Melbourne’s weekend winning streak by pocketing a $2 million TattsLotto prize.

However, the winner wishes to remain completely anonymous and celebrate in private.

The winning entry was purchased at East Doncaster Lotto, 286 A Blackburn Road, Doncaster East.

East Doncaster Lotto owner Lisa Xu said discovering her outlet had sold a division one winning entry in the weekend’s TattsLotto Superdraw was a fantastic way to start the day.

“We’re very happy! Funnily enough, we sold a division one winning entry on Mother’s Day weekend in May, and now we sold another one on Father’s Day weekend,” she said.

“Perhaps we sold the division one winning entry to a Father?! That would be amazing news to discover on Father’s Day!

“Congratulations to the winner and we wish them all the best with their prize.”

The winning numbers in TattsLotto draw 4291 on 3 September 2022 were 10, 18, 39, 3, 21 and 6, while the supplementary numbers were 41 and 43.

Across Australia, there were 10 division one winning entries in TattsLotto draw 4291 – five from Queensland, three from Victoria and and one each from Tasmania and Western Australia.

The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 300 so far this calendar year, including 123 won by Tatts customers.

In FY22, TattsLotto created 196 millionaires across Australia.

During this time, there were 324 division one winning in TattsLotto entries across Australia that collectively won more than $461.69 million.