Five days after the draw, a Thurgoona mum has checked her Saturday Lotto entry to discover she’s the mystery millionaire lottery officials had been searching for.
The elusive New South Wales player held one of the 14 division one winning entries across Australia in Saturday Lotto draw 4165, drawn Saturday 19 June 2021. Each entry won a division one prize of $1,428,571.43.
Confirming the overwhelming revelation with an official from The Lott this morning, the woman explained she’d just checked her ticket at the newsagency.
“Thank you!” she cried with happiness.
“I’m a bit speechless, actually. I had no idea at all.
“Apparently the search for the mystery lottery winner has been on the news and radio, but I had no idea.
“I came to the newsagency to get my ticket for this weekend and thought I’d better check the ones I had.
“Then they told me I could be the winner they’d been looking for!
“One million things are going through my head right now.
“It’s really overwhelming!”
With $1.4 million about to hit her bank account, the winning mum said there was no doubt things were about to change in an exciting way.
“I can probably buy this house I’ve been dreaming about buying for a long time,” she shared.
“I’ll be able to help my parents and my children.
“I might even get myself a new car!”
The life-changing entry was purchased at Thurgoona Plaza Newsagency, Shop 9, Thurgoona Plaza, 10 Shuter Avenue, Thurgoona.
Thurgoona Plaza Newsagency employee Vickie Sawatske said she was delighted the winner had finally come forward.
“What an incredible discovery this woman has made!” she exclaimed.
“We’re so happy that she has come in and checked her ticket.
“From all of us here, a massive congratulations to our winner!
“It’s been about two years since we sold a division one winning entry and we’re certainly hoping this is the beginning of plenty more for our customers.”
The winning numbers in Saturday Lotto draw 4165 on 19 June 2021 were 30, 40, 34, 14, 41 and 12, while the supplementary numbers were 15 and 27.
Across Australia, there were 14 division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4165 – five each from Queensland and Victoria, two from New South Wales, and one each from the ACT and Western Australia.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 217 so far this calendar year, including 55 won by NSW Lotteries customers.
In 2020, Saturday Lotto created 122 millionaires across Australia.
During this time, there were 312 division one winning in Saturday Lotto entries across Australia, which collectively won more than $355.13 million.
More chances to win
There are more chances to win big with tonight’s Powerball offering $40 million, while Tuesday’s Oz Lotto has $10 million up for grabs.
Tonight’s Set for Life draw offers players the chance to win a division one prize of $20,000 a month for 20 years – that’s $20K on Replay! Set for Life is the only game that allows you to play your numbers across seven consecutive daily draws – meaning you have the chance to win $20K on Replay every day of the week.
The Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot prize is now $1.48 million for draw 1537, while the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot prize is now $6.74 million for draw 10474.
Tickets can be purchased at any licenced lottery outlet, online from thelott.com or via The Lott mobile app.
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