An Aussie man is finding it hard to contain his emotions after a routine check of his Oz Lotto ticket revealed a staggering $15 million windfall.
The unsuspecting Melburnian from Glen Waverley held one of the two national division one winning entries for Oz Lotto draw 1594, drawn on Tuesday 3 September 2024, and is now grappling with his new status as a multi-millionaire.
The winning entry was unregistered, meaning lotto officialshad to wait for the mystery ticketholder to discover their life-changing news and come forward to claim their prize.
In a surprising twist, the Victorian checked his ticket early Wednesday morning and chose to go to work to help distract himself from the overwhelming excitement of his win.
“I’m stunned,” he cried.
“Oh my, I can’t believe this has happened. I’m crying.
“I’m overwhelmed with it all. It’s so much to process.
“You’re telling me I’ve won $15 million? Holy!
“I can’t believe it. I woke up and scanned the ticket online, and then just went to work but it’s all I could think about.
“I don’t know what to do from here – maybe get a bodyguard!
“Thank you so much for this phone call.”
With $15 million about to change his whole world, the newly-minted multi-millionaire shared he would treat himself to the trip of a lifetime in Europe.
“I’ll go on a holiday… somewhere in Europe,” he revealed.
“It’s life-changing!”
His division one winning entry was purchased at Seraglio Lotto, Kiosk 3 - South Melbourne Central, 111 Cecil Street, South Melbourne.
Seraglio Lotto owner Amelia Lay shared she couldn’t believe her outlet had sold a division one winning ticket worth $15 million.
“At Seraglio Lotto, we love to make dreams come true, and we did it all over again on Tuesday night in Oz Lotto!” she said.
“Our customers and local community are over the moon for the winner, and we can’t believe we were one of the two outlets that had sold a division one winning entry nationally!
“We can’t wait to hopefully do it all again soon and continue to make our customers newly minted millionaires!
“Congratulations to the winning man from Glen Waverley, and we wish him all the best with his life-changing prize!”
The winning numbers in Oz Lotto draw 1594 on Tuesday 3 September 2024 were 43, 35, 9, 38, 32, 8 and 3, while the supplementary numbers were 33, 22 and 46.
Across Australia, there were two division one winning entries in Oz Lotto draw 1594 – one each in Victoria and New South Wales.
You can find the details of that draw here: Two Aussies Take Home $30M Oz Lotto Jackpot.
