One Sydney woman has received a Valentine’s Day gift she will never forget – news she’s now a millionaire!
The New South Wales retiree held the only division one winning entry nationally in Monday & Wednesday Lotto draw 3843, drawn Wednesday 13 February 2019, taking home the guaranteed division one prize of $1 million.
When a NSW Lotteries official contacted the woman this morning to break the life-changing news, they were met with stunned silence.
“That’s wonderful news,” she eventually managed.
“That’s really exciting.
“It’s a godsend.”
The unsuspecting winner revealed she’d been playing Monday & Wednesday Lotto since the 1980s, always marking her entries with special numbers.
“The biggest prize I’ve ever won is $1,000, so $1,000,000, this is just great!” she exclaimed.
“They’re actually my husband’s numbers.
“He’s gone off to play golf, but he will be over the moon when I tell him we’ve won!
“He will be so excited.
“His numbers are based on birthdays and other special anniversaries.”
The retiree said she’d never dreamt of how she’d spend a million-dollar division one prize but couldn’t wait to start.
“We will definitely have to think about it for a while,” she said.
“But we would love to move, so this will make that entire process a whole lot easier.”
The winning Monday & Wednesday Lotto ticket was purchased at Shepherds Bay Newsagency, Shop 6 11A, The Village Plaza Shepherds, 11 Bay Drive, Meadowbank.
Shepherds Bay Newsagency owner Phuong Dong said she was so excited to discover the outlet had sold a division one winning entry.
“I was literally jumping up and down when I realised we’d sold the winning entry this morning!” she exclaimed.
“The last time we sold a division one winning entry was in 2013 in Saturday Lotto.
“It’s been a little while so we’re thrilled. We’ve been telling all our customers that we sold a winning entry and they are all so happy for the winner!”
In 2018, Monday & Wednesday Lotto and Saturday Lotto created 194 millionaires across Australia.
The winning numbers in Monday & Wednesday Lotto draw 3843 on Wednesday 13 February 2019 were 38, 25, 2, 29, 12 and 22 while the supplementary numbers were 6 and 39.
Across Australia there was one division one winning entry in Monday & Wednesday Lotto draw 3843, in New South Wales.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 238 so far this financial year, including 69 won by NSW Lotteries customers.
In the 12 months to 31 December 2018, there were 69 division one winning Monday & Wednesday Lotto entries across the Lott’s jurisdictions, which collectively won $62 million.
