A NSW man has landed a whopping share of the $30 million mega prize in Saturday Lotto draw on the weekend after nearly missing his chance by almost buying a ticket for a different draw instead.
The South Granville man had a galactic close call after scoring $3.75 million in draw 4481, drawn Saturday 29 June 2024 when seven other tickets across Australia also matched all the winning numbers.
The gleeful Sydney man was still soaring with excitement when a lotto official called to confirm his newfound fortune.
“I’m still orbiting the moon!” he cheered.
“I actually woke up super early Sunday morning and checked my ticket.
“I’m looking at the ticket and I’m going, ‘Hang on! Hang on! I’ve got six numbers!’. I had to put my glasses on, and I checked it nearly one hundred times.
“Then I checked online because I knew I had won something but wasn’t sure how much.
“Then I saw it. There were eight winners, and we had each won $3.75 million. Holy shivers! I still can’t believe it
“My birthday is coming up soon so it’s an amazing birthday present to myself.
“I usually play Powerball but decided to try my chances in Saturday Lotto because it was a Megadraw.
“When I bought my ticket, the newsagency team member initially thought I meant one for last Saturday’s draw. Thank gosh we cleared that up!”
When asked how he planned to use his Lotto loot, the New South Welshman shared he was too stunned to make any immediate decisions.
“I’m not sure exactly what I’ll do but I’m going to be smart with it,” he said.
“I think I’ll put most of it in a term deposit and leave a bit out to help myself.
“I also want to help others.”
The 50-game QuickPick was purchased from Dellwood News, Shop 11, 12 Dellwood Street, South Granville.
Dellwood News owners Craig and Julie Pettitt said they were over the moon to have sold a division one winning entry.
“You beauty! It was about time!” Craig laughed.
“We had our first division one winner about 16 years ago not long after we took over the newsagency.
“We’re very excited and very happy for the winning customer.
“Congratulations to them and thank you for your support!”
The winning numbers in Saturday Lotto draw 4481 on 29 June 2024 were 30, 24, 44, 21, 45 and 10, while the supplementary numbers were 31 and 28.
Across Australia, there were eight division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4481 – four Queensland, two in Tasmania and one each in New South Wales and South Australia.
You can find the details of this draw here: Eight Aussies Bank $30 Million Saturday Megadraw
