A Tasmanian retiree, buzzing with excitement, is planning to upgrade his gardening gear with a top-of-the-line lawn mowers, thanks to his huge win from the $5.1 million lotto draw on the weekend.
The Bicheno local was one of the four division one winners nationally in the TattsLotto draw 4513, held on Saturday, 19 October 2024, pocketing a hefty $1,264,652.43.
With no registration on his winning ticket, it was a waiting game for lottery officials, who needed the lucky winner to check his ticket and initiate the claiming process. The man, a casual player for over 40 years, only discovered his fortune this morning.
“It’s unbelievable!” he exclaimed.
“I only discovered the news about 30 minutes ago. It’s very fresh!
“I’ve been playing for 40-odd years, and to be honest with you, I only play spasmodically – very lazily!
“I feel very lucky.
“I’ll be helping my children with the prize, but also treating myself to a new lawn mower! I could probably buy 1,000 lawn mowers!
“Thank you very, very much.”
His winning entry was purchased at Bicheno Newsagency, 41 Foster Street, Bicheno.
The winning numbers in TattsLotto draw 4513 on 19 October 2024 were 26, 15, 33, 43, 22, 5, while the supplementary numbers were 4 and 11.
Across Australia, there were four division one winning entries in TattsLotto draw 4513 – one each in Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia.
