A Mount Cotton dad says he’s received the best phone call of his life, answering the phone to news he’s started the week as a millionaire.
The Redlands resident held one of the three division one winning entries across the country in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4065 on Saturday 4 July 2020. Each entry won a division one prize of $1,536,277.70.
This morning an official from the Lott contacted the retiree, who had no idea he’d scored division one.
“Thank you!” he cried with happiness.
“I could kiss you! I’m looking at it here on my app. I cannot believe what I’m seeing.
“This is great news. It’s fantastic!
“I’ve always dreamt about this happening! I’ve been playing most of my life.
“My wife doesn’t believe it, she thinks it’s a prank.
“This is the best phone call of my life. This will be a life-changer for sure!”
When asked how he might enjoy life as a millionaire, the loving dad thought of his family.
“I’ve always said to my children should I one day win the lottery I will be able to help them out and now I can so that’s great,” he said.
“We’ve got a few bills so something like this will really help us out.
“We will probably do a bit more travel when we can. My wife and I have a few places on the bucket list that we really want to see.
“We will certainly be enjoying it during our retirement, there’s no doubt about that.”
The division one winning 12-game QuickPick entry was purchased online at thelott.com – Australia’s official lotteries.
In 2019, Monday & Wednesday Gold Lotto and Saturday Gold Lotto created 203 millionaires across Australia.
The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4065 on Saturday 4 July 2020 were 33, 31, 42, 17, 39 and 35, while the supplementary numbers were 36 and 41.
Across Australia, there were three division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4065 – two from Queensland and one from Victoria.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 196 so far this calendar year, including 57 won by Golden Casket customers.
Between 1 January and 31 December 2019, there were 289 division one winning Saturday Gold Lotto entries across Australia, which collectively won more than $333.41 million.