Wouldn’t it be nice to learn you’re now more than $443,000 richer? Well, that’s the future reality for an unknown Launceston shopper who scored a division one prize in Saturday’s TattsLotto draw!
The unregistered Launceston ticketholder was one of the nine division one winning entries across Australia in TattsLotto draw 3887 on 20 October 2018, with each winning entry taking home a prize of $443,884.30.
The winning ticket was purchased from Mowbray newsXpress and Lotto, Shop 15, 262 Invermay Road, Mowbray.
Tatts spokesperson Bronnie Spencer said the division-one-winning entry was not registered to a Tatts card, so the identity of the winner is a true mystery.
“If you bought a ticket in Saturday’s TattsLotto draw, we urge you to check it now! You could be our mystery division one winner!” she said.
“If you discover you are holding the division one winning ticket, contact Tatts on 131 868 to begin the process of claiming your prize.”
Mowbray newsXpress and Lotto store owner Kate Dolley said she was thrilled to have sold a division one winning entry.
“It’s so exciting! We are very happy!” she exclaimed.
“It has been just over a year since we took over the store and it is our first big win.
“We have been celebrating in store and put balloons and signs up to encourage everyone to check their tickets.
“We hope they discover the news soon so they can start to enjoy their prize!”
So far this calendar year, Monday & Wednesday Lotto and TattsLotto have created 146 millionaires across Australia.
The winning numbers in Saturday TattsLotto draw 3887 on Saturday 20 October 2018 were 38, 14, 15, 42, 5 and 45, while the supplementary numbers were 8 and 22.
Across Australia there were nine division one winning entries in TattsLotto draw 3887 – two each from Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland and one each from Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 313 so far this calendar year, including 127 won by Tatts customers.
Last financial year, there were 290 division one winning TattsLotto entries across the Lott’s jurisdictions, which collectively won more than $302.7 million.