In a twist that sounds like something out of a movie, a Moreton Bay man, who had jokingly speculated with his brother about being the sought-after mystery lottery winner, was astonished to find that he had indeed won $1 million in the Monday & Wednesday Gold Lotto.
The Warner local was one of two division one winners in the draw 4357, held on January 17, 2024. Since his winning entry was not registered to a player card, lotto officials had no direct means to inform him of his windfall and were waiting for him to discover his prize.
A post on his local Facebook community group promoted the Queenslander to check his ticket.
“I’m in shock. I don’t even know where to start,” he laughed.
“I bought the Monday & Wednesday Gold Lotto ticket with my daughter on Wednesday, and she said to me, ‘No one ever wins on these things, Dad!’.
“I said to her, ‘Well someone must win! You have to be in it to win it.”.
“I got sent a screenshot of a Facebook post from our local community group by my brother. I sent him a message back and said, ‘Wouldn’t it be funny if it was me?’.
“I decided to check the ticket after our conversion and the million-dollar win came up on my phone.
“I couldn’t believe it. I think I’ve scanned it for a total of 17 times today.
“Thank you so much.”
When asked how 2024 might unfold with a million-dollar win under his belt, the doting dad shared he was too stunned to make any immediate concrete plans.
“I’m honestly not too sure. We do have a holiday coming up and this will definitely boost our plans!” he said.
“We will no doubt be celebrating tonight.”
His winning entry was purchased at Nextra Warner, Shop 14, Warner Village Shopping Centre, 353 Samsonvale Road, Warner.
The winning numbers in Monday & Wednesday Gold Lotto draw 4357 on Wednesday 17 January 2024 were 44, 15, 34, 29, 21 and 20, while the supplementary numbers were 33 and 11.
