A Sanctuary Point woman has been left in a spin after checking her Saturday Lotto ticket and discovering she’s now a millionaire.
The City of Shoalhaven resident held one of the five division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4485 on Saturday 13 July 2024. Each division one winning entry scored $1,008,162.52.
“I’m in shock!” the woman exclaimed when speaking to an official from The Lott.
“My face is all red, my neck is all red.
“I’ve only just found out the news. I thought I’d better check my Lotto ticket.
“I had a look and thought, ‘That’s not right!’. I checked the numbers several times and got others to check the ticket.
“It’s massive! You have no idea!
“I’ve had these numbers for a while, but I can’t remember why I chose them. They’re just random numbers I picked and kept playing them.
“The most I’ve ever won is $8.60.
“I don’t think I’ll sleep tonight; I’m absolutely gobsmacked.
“I’m going to buy a house, a new car and my washing machine’s stuffed – I’ll get a car first.
“I think I’ll go have a beer now. It’s more of a shock than anything else.”
Her winning marked 8-game entry was purchased at Bay and Basin Newsagency, Shop 4, 206 Kerry Street, Sanctuary Point.
Bay and Basin Newsagency owner Warren Anderson and manager Rebecca Wallace said it was fantastic to see a big win land in their outlet after taking over the business just over a year ago.
“We are regional. We have hundreds of very loyal customers that we have come to know very well. I think everyone will be really happy and excited for the winner. This will be a great result for our community,” Warren said.
“Congratulations! This will be life-changing for you and your family. We wish you all the best.
“Every time we see a New South Wales winner, we have been telling the customers ‘It's getting closer!’ and now we have our very own local winner.”
The winning numbers in Saturday Lotto draw 4485 on 13 July 2024 were 21, 2, 36, 24, 18 and 1, while the supplementary numbers were 14 and 27.
Across Australia, there were five division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4485 – two in Queensland and one each in New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 223 so far in 2024, including 72 won by NSW Lotteries customers.
In 2023, Saturday Lotto created 176 millionaires across Australia.
During this time, there were 303 division one winning in Saturday Lotto entries across Australia that collectively won more than $436 million.