A dream has turned into a dazzling reality for a Victorian couple, who have scored a massive $2.5 million in the weekend's lotto draw which saw the $20 million top prize split among eight ticket holders.
This win positions them as one of the eight lucky national division one winners, propelling them towards purchasing their ideal beachfront property.
The Geelong residents from Leopold held one of the eight division one winning entries nationally in TattsLotto draw 4499, drawn Saturday 31 August 2024 and looks forward to $2,500,000.00.
So far in 2024, there have been four division one winning entries in the Geelong and Southwest region, collectively taking home more than $19.92 million in prize money.
When speaking with lottery officials, the winning wife revealed she felt rather ‘emotional’ knowing her bank account was about to be boosted by a multi-million-dollar win.
“Thank you so much,” she chuckled.
“I only thought we had four of the winning numbers on our ticket but when i scanned it, it came up with all six and I couldn’t believe it!
“It’s been a bit weird; we feel weird. We live a very lucky life, and we’re so grateful for this win.
“I’ve been rather emotional over the win actually. We’ve always talked about owning a beach house. It’s been a dream of ours, and now we’ll be able to achieve this dream.
“We haven’t had time to celebrate because we’ve been so busy, but don’t get me wrong, it’s on the cards!”
Their winning entry was purchased at Leopold News & Lotto, Shop 4 Gateway Plaza, 641-659 Bellarine, Leopold.
Leopold News & Lotto owner Peter Russell said him and his team were excited to have sold their first ever division one winning entry since owning the outlet for more than 12 years.
“It’s super exciting! We’re a community outlet and most of the customers who visit us are locals. It means that someone out there in our community is celebrating a wonderful win,” he said.
“This is our first division one win since we took over ownership about 12 to 14 years ago. This newsagency has been in the town for many, many years.
“We will be letting all of our customers know about the division one win and we know they’ll be over the moon to hear their local outlet had sold a winning ticket worth $2.5 million!
“On behalf of the entire Leopold News & Lotto team, we would like to wish our newly-minted multi-millionaires all the best with their prize and thank them for supporting their local newsagency.”
The winning numbers in TattsLotto draw 4499 on 31 August 2024 were 6, 39, 15, 20, 32 and 4 while the supplementary numbers were 30 and 1.
Across Australia, there were eight division one winning entries in TattsLotto draw 4499 – Four in Victoria, two in New South Wales, and one each in Queensland and Western Australia.
You can find the details of this draw here: Eight Aussies Bag $20M Saturday Lotto Superdraw.
