Tasmanian battler claims a $2million dollar Lotto prize and reveals incredible plans for the money
- A Tasmanian dad has won $2million after his numbers were drawn by TattsLotto
- The winner was at home celebrating Father’s Day when he found out he’d won
A dad has taken home the ultimate prize on Father’s Day, winning $2million from the TattsLotto draw.
The man, who is from Hobart in Tasmania, had the division one winning entry drawn on Saturday by TattsLotto.
He was enjoying Father’s Day with his family when he was contacted by an official from The Lott with the news that he’d won.
Sorell Lucky Agency manager Debbie O’Shea (pictured) said she was celebrating her outlet selling a division one winning ticket
The dad reportedly responded to the news: ‘Oh Jesus! Oh god! This is unreal! I’ll have to try and calm down a bit.’
‘I can’t believe it. It’s just amazing! It’s doing my head in. It’s a bit of a shock to the system.’
He revealed to The Lott that he’d been ‘playing the same numbers for decades’ every single week before his win.
‘I don’t even remember why I chose those numbers. I’ve won other prizes along the way, but nothing quite like this!
When asked what he’d do with the money, the Tasmanian resident said he’d ‘help’ his children first and then ‘maybe holiday around Australia’.
The man’s winning marked 12-game entry was purchased at Sorell Lucky Agency, 31 Gordon Street, Sorell.
Sorell Lucky Agency manager Debbie O’Shea said she was celebrating her outlet selling a division one winning ticket.
‘I was amazed when I saw we’d sold a division one winning entry. To think we had made someone a multi-millionaire overnight!’ she exclaimed.
‘I’m sure our lucky winner will be beside themselves with excitement.
‘I’m not sure how many we’ve sold in total over the years, but we have sold two division one winning entries during the past 18 months, and we can’t wait to do it again.
‘We would like to wish our latest winner the biggest congratulations. It’s just wonderful!’
The winning numbers in TattsLotto draw 4291 on 3 September 2022 were 10, 18, 39, 3, 21 and 6, while the supplementary numbers were 41 and 43.
Across Australia, there were 10 division one winning entries in TattsLotto draw 4291 – five from Queensland, three from Victoria and and one each from Tasmania and Western Australia.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 300 so far this calendar year, including 123 won by Tatts customers.
In FY22, TattsLotto created 196 millionaires across Australia.
During this time, there were 324 division one winning in TattsLotto entries across Australia that collectively won more than $461.69 million.
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