NSW Lotteries officials have finally been in touch with Griffith’s newest multi-millionaire, who won over $2 million in last week’s Oz Lotto draw.
The Griffith man held the only division one winning entry nationally in Oz Lotto draw 1294, drawn Tuesday 4 December 2018. The winning entry won a total prize of $2,025,065.83.
Despite the winning entry being registered to a Players Club Card, it took almost a week for NSW Lotteries officials to get in contact with the multi-millionaire.
Confirming his win with a NSW Lotteries official this morning, the man revealed he had only just found out about his major prize win.
“I went into my local newsagency this morning to purchase a few more lottery tickets,” he explained.
“The man started checking my tickets and told me I had a major win!
“I never thought it would be $2 million! I was so surprised!”
The man revealed he’d been playing Oz Lotto for years but had never dreamt of how he’d spend his windfall, should he ever win division one.
“I need to have a good think about how I’ll use my prize,” he said.
“I’ve got a lot of nieces and nephews to share it with.”
The winning entry was purchased at Searls Newsagency, 412-414 Banna Avenue, Griffith.
Searls Newsagency owner Peter Searl said it was great to have some good news around Christmas.
“Some people have been doing it tough around here so it’s lovely to see this prize go to a local customer,” he said.
“It’s been nine years since we’ve sold a division one winning entry, we’re excited to be on a winning streak!”
The winning numbers in Oz Lotto draw 1294 on Tuesday 4 December 2018 were 21, 18, 32, 35, 27, 19, and 20. The supplementary numbers were 17 and 44.
Across Australia there was only one division one winning entry in Oz Lotto draw 1294 – from New South Wales.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 171 so far this financial year, including 53 won by NSW Lotteries customers.
In the 12 months to 30 June 2018, 18 Oz Lotto division one winning entries across the Lott’s jurisdictions won more than $237 million. During this time, the biggest individual division one Oz Lotto win was a $30 million prize won by a down-to-earth Hervey Bay dad.
