Nine Strathfield workmates are this afternoon learning their long-running syndicate scored division one in the weekend’s Saturday Lotto draw.
The Western Sydney group held one of the 10 division one winning entries nationally in Saturday Lotto draw 4099 drawn Saturday 31 October 2020. Each entry won a division one prize of $2 million.
Confirming the overwhelming news with an official from The Lott this afternoon, the syndicate leader explained he’d have trouble breaking the news to his colleagues.
“Thank you,” he said.
“I’m in shock. I can’t believe it.
“It’s a work syndicate; nine people are in it.
“We’ve been playing together for around four years now. We don’t play every week, just from time to time.
“No one is going to believe me! I can promise you that.
“I’m going to have a hard time convincing everyone that this news is true!”
When asked how he thought he might enjoy his share of the prize worth $222,222.22, the man explained it would set him up for the future.
“I’m going to put it towards buying myself a house,” he said.
“This will really help me get ahead.
“I’m going to head to work now to break the news to everyone!
“I can’t wait to celebrate with all of them.”
The multi-million-dollar winning entry was purchased at Strathfield Plaza Newsagency, Shop 43 & 44, Strathfield Plaza, 11 The Boulevarde, Strathfield.
Strathfield Plaza Newsagency owner Ramesh Sethurao said he was excited to see his outlet sell another life-changing ticket.
“This is the fourth division one winning entry we’ve sold over the past 10 years,” he said.
“We’re celebrating this exciting milestone in-store with our customers.
“Our customers are so happy for our latest winners and are hoping they’ll be next!
“Congratulations to our winners, we wish them all the very best with their prize.”
Last financial year, Saturday Lotto created 127 millionaires across Australia.
The winning numbers in Saturday Lotto draw 4099 on Saturday 31 October 2020 were 19, 4, 26, 27, 34 and 13, while the supplementary numbers were 6 and 15.
Across Australia, there were 10 division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4099 – four from New South Wales, three from Queensland, two from Victoria, and one from Western Australia.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 143 so far this financial year, including 37 won by NSW Lotteries customers.
Between 1 July 2019 and 30 June 2020, there were 318 division one winning Saturday Lotto entries across Australia, which collectively won more than $346.12 million.