18 October 22

Melrose Park man’s holiday home a step closer to reality after bagging $1 million in Monday & Wednesday X Lotto

Monday & Wednesday XLotto
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  • A Melrose Park man has confessed he had a feeling something amazing was going to happen to him in the weeks leading up to his $1 million win in last night’s Monday & Wednesday X Lotto draw.
  • The South Australian winner held the only division one winning entry nationally in Monday & Wednesday X Lotto draw 4226, drawn Monday 17 October 2022. He scored a $1 million prize.
  • The elated winner shared he couldn’t wait to realise a long-held dream of buying a holiday home his entire family could enjoy for generations to come.
  • He purchased his System 7 QuickPick entry online at thelott.com – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.

By Khat McIntyre-Intrachai

Updated 18 October 2022 - 9:55 am,

first published at 18 October 2022 - 9:55 am

A Melrose Park man has confessed he had a feeling something amazing was going to happen to him in the weeks leading up to his $1 million win in last night’s Monday & Wednesday X Lotto draw.

The South Australian winner held the only division one winning entry nationally in Monday & Wednesday X Lotto draw 4226, drawn Monday 17 October 2022. He scored a $1 million prize.

Confirming his life-changing win with an official from The Lott this morning, the elated winner shared he felt as if he’d manifested the win.

“I’m getting to retirement age and I’ve always wanted to set my family up with a holiday house, somewhere we can all go to be together,” he said.

“I had a picture of a holiday house on the fridge and every morning, I’d touch it or look at it and think about what I wanted to happen.

“Now it has, I’m struggling to believe it!

“I’ve played Monday & Wednesday X Lotto for a long time and I’ve always dreamed of winning, but I was almost bowled over when I checked my entry last night.

“I certainly didn’t get much sleep.

“The mortgage will be paid in full, our future will be secure, and that holiday home for my family is just around the corner – I couldn’t ask for anything more.

“This is amazing!”

He purchased his System 7 QuickPick entry online at thelott.com – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.

The winning numbers in Monday & Wednesday X Lotto draw 4226 on Monday 17 October 2022 were 24, 12, 13, 5, 14, and 45, while the supplementary numbers were 6 and 31.

Across Australia, there was one division one winning entry in Monday & Wednesday X Lotto draw 4226 – One in South Australia.

The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 349 so far this calendar year, including 35 won by SA Lotteries customers.

In FY22, Monday & Wednesday X Lotto created 108 millionaires across Australia.

During this time, there were 122 division one winning Monday & Wednesday X Lotto entries across Australia, which collectively won $121 million.