One New South Wales entry won the entire $50 million Oz Lotto jackpot last night, but the identity of the new multi-millionaire remains a mystery.
The New South Wales entry was the only division one winning entry in Oz Lotto draw 1339 on 15 October 2019.
As tonight’s winning entry was not registered to a player card, officials from the Lott have no way of contacting the ticketholder and they may have yet to discover they’re now $50 million richer.
The Lott is urging all New South Wales residents or visitors who purchased an entry in tonight’s Oz Lotto draw to check their ticket and make contact to claim their prize.
It’s the 10th division one winning entry in Oz Lotto so far this year. These 10 division one winning entries have shared $285 million in division one prize money.
Oz Lotto spokesperson Bronwyn Spencer said she was eagerly waiting for Australia’s newest multi-millionaire to make contact and start the prize claim process.
“Someone has become an overnight mid-week multi-millionaire but possibly doesn't know it yet. We can’t wait for them to discover this winning news! Just imagine how $50 million might change your life and the lives of your nearest and dearest,” she said.
“There are 50 million reasons why all New South Wales players who had an entry in last night’s draw should check their ticket this morning.
“If you discover you’re holding the division one winning entry, hold on tight to that ticket and phone 131 868 as soon as possible so that we can start the prize claim process!”
The Lott reminds players of the importance of registering their tickets to a player card so all of their prizes are secure and they can be contacted directly with the good news of a big win.
A total of 816,593 prizes worth more than $67.8 million across all divisions in tonight's draw. This includes 12 division two winners who each landed $42,198.10.
In the 12 months to 30 June 2019, there were 17 division one winning Oz Lotto entries across Australia, which collectively won more than $334 million. During this time, the biggest Oz Lotto jackpot was $80 million on 25 June 2019, which was won by two division one winning entries that took home $40 million each.
The winning numbers in Oz Lotto draw 1339 were 5, 32, 22, 13, 20, 25 and 42, while the supplementary numbers were 21 and 23.
The Lott’s division one winning tally across all Australian lottery games has now reached 291 so far this calendar year.
Editor’s note: To allow time for the winner to come forward in private, the region the winning ticket was sold from will be released at 11am AEST tomorrow morning.
