‘It’s the best present!’: Sydney dad wins $20 million Oz Lotto prize on Christmas Eve

‘It’s the best present!’: Sydney dad wins $20 million Lotto prize on Christmas Eve but had no idea of his good fortune until days later

  • A Sydney dad has won $20 million on the Oz lotto on Christmas Eve 
  • He was the only division one winner taking home the entire prize draw 
  • The stunned man only discovered his win on Friday when he was contacted  

A Sydney dad received a life changing gift this Christmas after winning $20 million on the Oz Lotto.

The Sydney dad was the only division one winner on Christmas Eve but only discovered his life-changing fortune on Friday morning when NSW Lotteries contacted him to confirm the win.

 ‘Oh wow!’ he laughed when he discovered the multi-million-dollar Oz Lotto prize. ‘I had no idea I had won on Christmas Eve! I’m speechless,’ he said.

 ‘It’s a very nice Christmas gift! It’s the best present!’ 

A NSW man was left speechless as he won $20 million in a Christmas eve lotto draw (stock image) 

The dad admitted he almost didn’t answer the phone call from NSW Lotteries that confirmed his $20 million windfall.  

‘When the phone rang, I was thinking ‘should I answer this call?’ he said.

‘I’m still thinking is someone trying to play a trick on me?’ he laughed. 

‘I’m in a bit of a daze! ‘I can’t even think what we’ll do with it.’ 

The happy dad said he and his family were in for a ‘fantastic year’.  

The draw on Christmas Eve made the man a multi-millionaire however he only discovered the win on Friday morning

The draw on Christmas Eve made the man a multi-millionaire however he only discovered the win on Friday morning 

The Sydney dad held the 13th Oz Lotto division one winning entry so far in 2019. 

These 13 Oz Lotto division one winning entries have collectively won $320 million.  

The winning numbers in Oz Lotto draw 1349 on Tuesday were 21, 32, 29, 28, 22, 20 and 5. The supplementary numbers were 45 and 41.

The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 367 so far this calendar year, including 112 won by NSW Lotteries customers. 

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