- More than a week after the winning numbers were drawn, a Seven Hills shopper this morning made the startling discovery they are a Saturday Lotto division one winner.
The unregistered entry was one of the nine division one winning entries across Australia in Saturday Lotto draw 3865 on 4 August 2018. Each entry takes home a division one prize of $444,985.88.
As the winning entry was not registered to a Players Club card, NSW Lotteries had no way of contacting the winner to break the life-changing news and had to wait for them to come forward to claim their prize.
The Seven Hills win comes ahead of this Thursday’s $100 million Powerball draw – the biggest jackpot in the game’s history.
When speaking to NSW Lotteries officials to confirm their win, the Seven Hills winner shared the shock of the division one win was still sinking in.
But exactly how they will use their Saturday Lotto windfall will forever remain a mystery as the winner has chosen to remain completely anonymous.
NSW Lotteries spokesperson Matt Hart said Lotto division one winners often shared their windfall with those special people on their Lotto List.
“Whether it’s family or friends, almost every Lotto player has a Lotto List of people they can’t wait to share their good fortune with. Some tell us they’ll help their adult children with a house deposit, while others shout their best friend a new car,” he said.
“With their bank account about to balloon by more than $444,000, our Seven Hills winner can look forward to deciding how they will use their Lotto prize and potentially who they will share it with.”
Mr Hart also reminded players of the importance of registering their entry to a Players Club card.
“It is really important that you register your entries to a Players Club card so we can contact you directly with the good news in the case of a win!”
The winning entry was purchased at newsXpress Seven Hills, Shop 38A, Seven Hills Plaza, 224 Prospect Highway, Seven Hills.
newsXpress Seven Hills owner Mark Forsyth said he was pleased the winner had finally been united with their prize.
“We’ve had a lot of division one wins over the years, but this is the first since we moved to this location three years ago,” he said.
“Customers have been coming in all week checking their tickets and hoping it was them.
“It’s always great to have a win in store!”
So far this calendar year, Monday & Wednesday Lotto and Saturday Lotto have created 115 millionaires across Australia.
The six winning numbers in Saturday Lotto draw 3865 on Saturday 4 August 2018 were 25, 38, 24, 35, 12 and 14. The supplementary numbers were 36 and 39.
Across Australia there were nine division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 3865 – five from Victoria, two from Queensland, and one each from New South Wales and the Northern Territory.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 249 so far this calendar year, including 61 won by NSW Lotteries customers.
Last financial year, there were 290 division one winning Saturday Lotto entries across the Lott’s jurisdictions, which collectively won more than $341.27 million.
SNAPSHOT
- More than a week after the winning numbers were drawn, a Seven Hills shopper this morning made the startling discovery they were a Saturday Lotto division one winner.
- The unregistered entry was one of the nine division one winning entries across Australia in Saturday Lotto draw 3865 on 4 August 2018. Each entry takes home a division one prize of $444,985.88.
- Exactly how the winner will use their Saturday Lotto windfall will forever remain a mystery as the winner has chosen to remain completely anonymous.
- The winning entry was purchased at newsXpress Seven Hills, Shop 38A, Seven Hills Plaza, 224 Prospect Highway, Seven Hills.
