An Adelaide woman fexperienced an unexpected twist to her weekend when what she initially thought was a $1,000 win turned out to be a staggering $1 million prize in the Saturday X Lotto.
The Hallett Cove local held one of the five division one winning entries nationally in Saturday X Lotto draw 4491 drawn Saturday 3 August 2024. Each division one winning entry pocketed $1,044,169.77.
“This is a nice call to receive!” the woman laughed when a lotto official called to confirm her win.
“I checked my ticket about 10.30pm on Saturday night. I thought it was just $1,000. I’m looking at it, thinking, ‘something’s not right here’.
“I showed a family member. Then it hit us – there’s more digits!
“So, I didn’t sleep very well on Saturday night.
“I’ve been playing these numbers for about 30 years. They were just the numbers I liked when I first filled out the coupon and I’ve stuck with them. Each week I just play them again.
“I’ve had a few wins before, but nothing like this.
“I’m glad the numbers came up while I can still enjoy the prize!
“I might upgrade the car and then sit on the rest for a while for my retirement nest egg.”
The woman’s winning marked 14-game entry was purchased at Campbell’s Newsagency, Shop 2 & 3, Hallett Cove Shopping Centre, 246 Lonsdale Road, Hallet Cove.
The winning numbers in Saturday X Lotto draw 4491 on 3 August 2024 were 12, 41, 11, 10, 45 and 13, while the supplementary numbers were 40 and 28.
Across Australia, there were five division one winning entries in Saturday X Lotto draw 4491 – three in Victoria and one each in South Australia and Western Australia.
You can find the details of this draw here: Five Punters Scoop $5.2M Saturday Lotto
