A Darwin man thought he’d already reached the pinnacle of holiday bliss – until a phone call about his $1.2 million TattsLotto win turned his dream getaway into an unforgettable celebration.
The Territorian held one of the four division one winning entries nationally in TattsLotto draw 4519, drawn Saturday 9 November 2024. He scored $1,280,804.05.
The newly-minted millionaire, who had been relaxing and enjoying a well-deserved break, initially ignored missed calls from lottery officials before curiosity got the better of him.
“That’s insane!” he laughed.
“Thank you very much. I am away from home on holidays, and I noticed I had received a couple of missed calls and a text message.
“I looked at the text message and immediately thought it was spam. I had the trip from hell getting to my holiday destination, and I was not in the mood to let anything else spoil my holiday.
“I almost didn’t let it phase me, but I logged into my online account with The Lott, and I checked my ticket. That’s when I saw I had won $1.2 million!
“Let’s just say there was some explicit language here and there – some colourful language I won’t repeat.
“It hasn’t sunk in.”
With $1.2 million headed straight to his bank account, the thrilled winner couldn’t wait to plan a family reunion and share his million-dollar surprise.
“Once my holiday is finished, I’ll pay my son a visit!” he exclaimed.
“I might not be home for a month!”
His winning 7-game QuickPick was purchased on The Lott website – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.
The winning numbers in TattsLotto draw 4519 on 9 November 2024 were 30, 39, 6, 36, 5 and 43, while the supplementary numbers were 45 and 17.
Across Australia, there were four division one winning entries in TattsLotto draw 4519 – two in Western Australia and one each in the Northern Territory and New South Wales.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 389 so far in 2024, including 143 won by Tatts customers.
In FY24, TattsLotto created 158 millionaires across Australia.
During this time, there were 291 division one winning TattsLotto entries across Australia that collectively won more than $436 million.
