A Ballarat dad is opening the door to a new chapter in life after his $620,000 division one win in the weekend’s TattsLotto draw unlocked the key to his home ownership dreams.
The Central Highlands Victorian resident held one of nine division one winning entries in TattsLotto, drawn Saturday 3 January 2024 and took home a total prize of $628,335.19.
The winning man who was in his shed working away on the tools on Sunday morning when he stumbled upon more than just sawdust and uncovered his newfound fortune.
“Wow! It’s so exciting!” he laughed.
“I am still so frazzled. I’m struggling to comprehend the win.
“This ticket is really special because it has my partners and kid’s birthdays on it.
“I was in my shed yesterday morning, and I decided to check my lottery tickets. I was flicking through and then came across the winning ticket.
“I thought, ‘Hang on! That’s a big win!’. It didn’t register at first and I was staring at it for 10 minutes.
“I even tried to go to bed that night and I couldn’t – all I could think about was the win.
“It’s been a tough time, and we were dreaming of owning our very own home. We thought it wouldn’t be in a reach for quite some time but now it’s truly possible.
“We’re beyond ourselves.”
His winning 30-game QuickPick entry was purchased online at thelott.com – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.
The winning numbers in TattsLotto draw 4439 on 3 February 2024 were 23, 11, 29, 3, 19, 22, while the supplementary numbers were 30 and 20.
Across Australia, there were nine division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4439 – two.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 246 so far in FY24, including 81 won by Tatts customers.
In 2023, TattsLotto created 176 millionaires across Australia.
During this time, there were 303 division one winning in TattsLotto entries across Australia that collectively won more than $436 million.
