The Yarrawonga man held one of the nine division one winning entries in TattsLotto draw 4247, drawn Saturday April 2 and is taking home $606,096.94.
The winner purchased his marked eight game entry at Yarrawonga News and Gifts who has now sold two TattsLotto division one winning tickets in the past three weeks. In March, a 20-member syndicate shared in a $1.25 million prize.
An official from The Lott spoke to the winner shortly after he discovered his division one win this morning with the man still in shock at the news.
“Wow, I can’t believe this,” he said.
"I go to the paper shop every couple of days, and that’s when I check my TattsLotto ticket and buy one for the following week.
“When they told me I’d won division one, I had to sit down. I felt very lightheaded! I had no idea they were even looking for a winner.
“I can’t begin to explain how much of a surprise it was. It’s just amazing!
“It’s been one of the best days of my life! This phone call is amazing.
“I’m planning to break the news to my family this weekend. I’m sure they’ll want to go out for a nice dinner to celebrate.
“I’m about 100 years old, so this prize is mostly for them. I’ll split it between them, so they can spoil themselves and feel like lottery winners.
“I’ll keep a small portion for myself. I might go to Melbourne for a weekend away to spoil myself. There’s really nothing I want, but it’ll be nice to buy things without worrying about the cost.
“Thank you so much. This is the best!”
Yarrawonga News and Gifts owner Sue Castelow said the entire team was celebrating the major win, the second in three weeks.
“We are so excited to have sold another division one winning entry,” she said.
“Two weeks ago, we sold a division one winning syndicate entry. It’s fantastic we’ve sold another major prize-winning entry so soon!
“The man is a lovely local so we were so excited this morning when he came in to check his ticket and the screen flashed that he was a winner.
“This win has created a lot of talk and excitement around town. Everyone hopes they’re next to win big.
“We would love to wish our winner all the best. We’re so happy for you!”
The winning numbers in TattsLotto draw 4247 on April 2 were 6, 27, 21, 1, 15, 4, while the supplementary numbers were 41 and 19.
Across Australia, there were nine division one winning entries in TattsLotto draw 4247 – four in New South Wales, two in Queensland and one each in Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia.
