23 April 19

“This is the best birthday present!” cries Logan man after Super 66 win

SNAPSHOT
  • A Logan man has received a birthday surprise he’ll never forget, winning a division one prize of more than $250,000 in Saturday’s Super 66 draw just days before his special day.
  • The Queensland entry was the only division one winning entry across Australia in Super 66 draw 3939, drawn Saturday 20 April 2019. He takes home the entire division one prize pool of $258,654.90.
  • The retiree revealed he’d use his windfall to spoil his wife and family, and travel overseas.
  • The winning six-game QuickPick entry was purchased at Tobacco Station Eagleby, 77 Fryar Road, Eagleby.

By Ally Ramsamy

Updated 23 April 2019 - 9:57 am,

first published at 23 April 2019 - 9:57 am

A Logan man has received a birthday surprise he’ll never forget, winning a division one prize of more than $250,000 in Saturday’s Super 66 draw just days before his special day.

The Queensland entry was the only division one winning entry across Australia in Super 66 draw 3939, drawn Saturday 20 April 2019. He takes home the entire division one prize pool of $258,654.90.

Confirming his win with a Golden Casket official this morning, the man revealed a sleepless night last night prompted him to check his entry.

“Last night I couldn’t sleep for some reason.  I was wide awake in bed and I thought I should get up and check my ticket from the weekend,” he explained.

“Then I got up and checked the winning numbers in the paper.

“I couldn’t believe it when I saw my numbers printed.

“I had to go to the newsagency to be sure and when they scanned my ticket they told me I’d won something big!”

The winner shared he’d been a regular Saturday Gold Lotto player for decades, but Super 66 was completely new to him.

“I had never played Super 66 in my entire life and the first time I played it I won!” he exclaimed.

“I have no idea why I decided to play it last week but I’m so glad I did!

“From now on I will always play Super 66!

“It’s my birthday this week and this is the best present I’ve received in my life.

“It certainly hasn’t sunk in yet.

“I’ll share it with my family and my wife, and I will travel.

“My wife is so excited, and with Mother’s Day coming up, she’ll be getting the best present!”

Tobacco Station Eagleby manager Rahul Khatri said he was over-the-moon for his winner.

“This day has been a long time coming and we couldn’t be more thrilled for our loyal customer!” he exclaimed.

“This is the first time we’ve sold a division one winning entry and it’s great to know someone from our tight knit community has won.

“We hope he gets out there and really enjoy his life! He absolutely deserves this win!”

The winning numbers in Super 66 draw 3939 on Saturday 20 April 2019 were 1, 4, 0, 0, 8 and 1.

Super 66 is an add-on game played with Saturday Gold Lotto, Monday and Wednesday Gold Lotto, Oz Lotto and Powerball.

The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 108 so far this calendar year, including 23 won by Golden Casket customers.

In the 12 months to 31 December 2018, there were 280 division one winning Saturday Lotto entries across the Lott’s jurisdictions, which collectively won more than $306.19 million.