A Port Macquarie man admits he did a double-take when he checked the weekend’s Saturday Lotto results last night and realised he was now a millionaire.
The Mid North Coast resident held one of the five division one winning entries across Australia in Saturday Lotto draw 4197, drawn Saturday 9 October 2021. Each entry pocketed $1,234,408.51.
The ticket was unregistered so officials from The Lott had no way of contacting the winner to break the news and had to wait for him to come forward to claim his prize.
Speaking with an official from The Lott this morning, the elusive man admitted he initially didn’t think the win was real.
“It’s wonderful news! I couldn’t believe it. I still can’t!” he revealed.
“I went to look up the results for the draw last night, and I was left in shock. I had to look multiple times to make sure that it was real.
“In total, I think I refreshed the page up to five times! Who knew that a quick google could change your whole life around in seconds!
“As soon as I knew, I ran to my wife, who couldn’t believe the news either!
“Thank you so much.”
With more than $1 million about to hit his bank account, the merry man shared he knew exactly what he’d do.
“We’re hoping to pay off the house mortgage. It will be nice knowing it’s all paid off,” he shared.
“In terms of celebrating the prize, we’ll have to wait for it to hit our bank account!”
His life-changing entry was purchased at BP Port Plaza, 100 Ocean Drive, Port Macquarie.
BP Port Plaza team member Megan George said the team was elated for the winner.
“It’s always great knowing we’ve helped a customer. A regular too!” she said.
“It’s been quite challenging for everyone in New South Wales this year, and to know that a regular customer has won a major lottery prize is fantastic.
“A big congratulations to the winner! We wish them all the very best.”
So far in 2021, there have been four division one winning entries in the North Coast & Mid North Coast region, collectively worth more than $4.2 million.
The winning numbers in Saturday Lotto draw 4197 on 9 October 2021 were 22, 40, 24, 18, 42, 34, while the supplementary numbers were 37 and 19.
Across Australia, there were five division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4197 – two each from New South Wales and Queensland, and one from Tasmania.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 354 so far this calendar year, including 107 won by NSW Lotteries customers.
In the 12 months to 30 June 2021, Saturday Lotto created 174 millionaires across Australia.
During this time, there were 341 division one winning in Saturday Lotto entries across Australia, which collectively won more than $435.21 million.
