A stunned Mackay woman and a merry band of 10 Victorians have shared tonight’s $50 million Oz Lotto jackpot, creating a multitude of multi-millionaires along the eastern seaboard.
There were two division one winning entries in Oz Lotto draw 1446, drawn Tuesday 2 November 2021. The entries, one from Queensland and the other from Victoria, each scored $25 million.
Early retirement beckons for Mackay’s latest multi-millionaire
A Mackay mum has been bowled over by the bedtime revelation she’s now a newly minted multi-millionaire from tonight’s Oz Lotto draw.
In addition to winning division one, the woman’s System 8 QuickPick entry also scored division three 7 times, bolstering her total windfall to $25,025,538.45.
“Are you serious?” the shocked North Queenslander exclaimed when an official from The Lott reached out to her this evening, moments after the draw.
“Oh my god. I’ve won $25 million?!
“Holy sh**! This has got to be wrong!
“Oh my god. Honestly? This is crazy.
“This cannot be true. Oh my god. Are you sure it's me? Really? Are you sure? Is this real?
“This is crazy. This is so cool!
“It was a last minute decision to buy an entry. I cannot believe it.”
While still coming to terms with the life-changing news, the North Queenslander shared some initial plans for her prize.
“This changes everything for everyone! I can’t wait to help my family. This is wonderful,” she said.
“And I’ve always said I would retire if I won the lottery – it looks like that’s what I’ll be doing!”
The woman is the latest major lottery winner from the Mackay and Whitsundays region. So far this year, there have been five division one winning entries in the Mackay and Whitsundays region, collectively worth more than $78.2 million. In February this year, a Mackay man won a $50 million Powerball prize.
The winning woman purchased her System 8 QuickPick entry online at thelott.com – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.
10 Victorians share $25 million Oz Lotto prize – but some are yet to discover winning news
Ten Victorians have become overnight multi-millionaires after their syndicate scored the other division one win in tonight’s Oz Lotto draw, however, some have yet to discover their life-changing news.
In addition to winning division one, the syndicate’s System entry also scored division two 7 times and division seven 14 times, boosting their total windfall to $25,131,059.25.
Each of the 10 syndicate members receives a share worth $2,513,105.93.
Shares into the central syndicate were sold at 10 different Tatts outlets across Victoria:
| Outlet name | Suburb | Region |
| Town & Country Lotto | Waurn Ponds | Geelong & Southwest |
| Lucky Lovells Market Place | Shepparton | Goulburn Valley |
| Good Luck Lotto | Abbotsford | Inner Melbourne |
| Ivanhoe News & Tatts | Ivanhoe | Melbourne - East |
| Thrift Park Lotteries | Mentone | Melbourne - Southeast |
| Lynbrook Village News & Lotto | Lynbrook | Melbourne - Southeast |
| Million Dollar Lotto | Keysborough | Melbourne - Southeast |
| Woodgrove Lotto | Melton West | Melbourne - West |
| Magic Lotto & Gifts | Taylors Lakes | Melbourne - West |
| Mooroolbark Lotto Centre | Mooroolbark | Yarra Valley & Dandenong Ranges |
The Lott spokesperson Lauren Cooney said some syndicate members may have yet to realise they’re now multi-millionaires.
“While we’ll be reaching out to those syndicate members who registered their entries to their player cards, there are some syndicate members who hold unregistered entries and may not yet know they’re part of this winning group,” she said.
“If you purchased a share in a syndicate for the recent Oz Lotto draw, I can think of millions of reasons to check it as soon as possible! If you discover you’re holding a winning share, call The Lott on 131 868 to start the prize claim process!”
The winning numbers in Oz Lotto draw 1446 on Tuesday 2 November 2021 were 38, 25, 31, 1, 23, 8 and 4, while the supplementary numbers were 11 and 44.
Across Australia, there were 2 division one winning entry in Oz Lotto draw 1446 – one entry each from Queensland and Victoria.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 391 so far this calendar year.
In the 12 months to 30 June 2021, 23 division one winning Oz Lotto entries across Australia collectively won more than $283.12 million.
During this time, the biggest Oz Lotto jackpot was $50 million, which was won by a North Sydney woman in July 2020.
Of the 23 Oz Lotto division one winning entries in FY21, seven landed in both Victoria and Western Australia, five in New South Wales, two in Queensland, and one each in South Australia and the Northern Territory.