A Horsham dad’s Monday morning took an unforgettable turn when a surprise phone call from lottery officials revealed he’d won $1.2 million in the weekend’s TattsLotto draw.
The Wimmera resident held one of the five division one winning entries nationally in TattsLotto draw 4577, drawn Saturday 31 May 2025. He looks forward to a total prize of $1,236,353.62.
While dodging work calls and making a quick dash to his car to grab the ticket, the Victorian had no idea he was about to discover his million-dollar win that would turn his entire week upside down.
“Wow! Wow! Okay!” he laughed.
“That’s amazing! Thank you very much!
“I always wondered if I would win one day.
“This is quite amazing and sorry that I was a bit sceptical at the start of the call!
“I received a work call as soon as you called, but I had to hear what you had to say.
“I can’t wait to tell my wife; she won’t believe me.”
With a million-dollar windfall on the horizon, the delighted dad revealed that his top priority would be helping his adult children pay off their mortgages.
“The prize will go towards providing for my kids. I’ll help them with their home loans,” he shared.
“I’ll also put a bit in my superannuation.”
His winning marked 3 x System 8 entry was purchased at Horsham Plaza Lotto, Shop 6, Horsham Plaza, Darlot Street, Horsham.
Horsham Plaza Lotto manager Mina Crooks said her team were absolutely thrilled to have sold a division one winning entry worth $1.2 million.
“We’re so excited! The last time we sold a division one winning entry was in June 2019, so it’s been a long time coming!” she exclaimed.
“We’ve been decorating the store with gold streamers and posters to announce a division one winning ticket sold in our outlet.
“We’re also sharing the news with all our loyal customers. We know they’ll be so excited for us and the fortunate winner!
“We wish to extend our congratulations to the division one winner and thank all of our customers for supporting Horsham Plaza Lotto.”
The winning numbers in TattsLotto draw 4577 on 31 May 2025 were 5, 45, 23, 27, 7 and 9, while the supplementary numbers were 36 and 13.
Across Australia, there were five division one winning entries in TattsLotto draw 4577 – three in Western Australia and two in Victoria.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 178 so far in 2025, including 69 won by Tatts customers.
In 2024, TattsLotto created 149 millionaires across Australia.
During this time, there were 316 division one winning TattsLotto entries across Australia that collectively won more than $400.2 million.