A Wangaratta dad is eager to make his daughter’s dream of owning a home a reality after landing a delightful $740,000 windfall in the weekend’s TattsLotto draw.
The northeast Victorian resident held one of the nine division one winning entries nationally in TattsLotto draw 4643, drawn Saturday 17 January 2026. Each entry scored $741,935.70.
“Woo! Thank you so much!” the winning man exclaimed when an official from The Lott confirmed the life-enhancing win.
“I sort of knew about the win before you called. I was going to pop into the newsagency this morning to have the win confirmed but I guess I won’t have to anymore!
“I’ve been playing for a while – for years!
“I never thought this day would come.
“My daughter has left her rental property and I think it’s time that I help her out with a home. I don’t really have any plans for myself. I just really want to help her.
“It’s come at a perfect time.
“We’ll definitely have to celebrate.”
His winning 12-game QuickPick was purchased at West End Lotto, 51A Phillipson Street, Wangaratta.
West End Lotto owner Michelle Johns said she couldn’t wait to tell her staff about the exciting division one win.
“We’re very happy! This is the first division one winning entry we’ve sold in almost three years. We’ll definitely be putting up some balloons and posters to mark the celebration,” she shared.
“I couldn’t wait to share the news with our staff, and we’ll soon inform our customers. I expect reactions like, ‘About time!’ or ‘Pity it wasn’t me!’.
“We wish our winner all the very best and congratulations on your win!”
The winning numbers in TattsLotto draw 4643 on 17 January 2026 were 38, 8, 35, 19, 44 and 9, while the supplementary numbers were 23 and 33.
Across Australia, there were nine division one winning entries in TattsLotto draw 4643 – three each in Victoria and Western Australia, two in Queensland and one in New South Wales.