A South Coast man experienced a thrilling weekend after learning he was one of the top winners in the latest Saturday Lotto draw, sharing a $5 million top prize.
The New South Welshman held one of seven division one winning entries nationally in Saturday Lotto draw 4495, drawn Saturday 17 August 2024. Each entry pocketed a division one prize of $697,041.32.
In addition to division one, the happy winner from Wollongong's northern seaside suburb of Corrimal also scored division three 6 times and division six 4 times boosting his total lottery loot to $701,780.62.
“It’s pretty cool!” he cheered when speaking to a lotto official.
“I saw it Saturday night and I was gobsmacked.
“I had to look at it three times to make sure I was reading the zeros right and it wasn’t $700.
“My adrenaline was pumping, and my heart raced for the next three hours.
“I couldn’t sleep until about 4:30am. I’m glad I didn’t have anything to do on Sunday, so I was able to get a nice sleep in.
“My partner was pretty freaked out too. We both were in disbelief.”
When asked how he planned to use his newfound treasure, the cheery man shared he was too stunned to make any immediate decisions.
“Honestly, we’re still thinking about it!” he said.
“We’ve never won something like this, so we’d like to be wise with it.
“I think we’re very much in shock still.”
The winning numbers in Saturday Lotto draw 4495 on 17 August 2024 were 23, 15, 41, 25, 1 and 3, while the supplementary numbers were 45 and 11.
Across Australia, there were seven division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4495 – three each in Queensland and Victoria, and one in New South Wales. You can find the details of this draw here: Seven Aussies Bank $5M Saturday Lotto
