Despite not even being aware of it yet, two unlucky gamblers have begun the new year as multi-millionaires after purchasing winning lottery tickets.
In the Saturday $40 million Gold Lotto draw, twelve players from all throughout Australia split the division one prize, receiving $3.3 million apiece.
Victoria had four, Queensland had four, New South Wales had three, and Western Australia had one.
After realizing they had won, four Queenslanders, including a guy from Forest Lake and a mother from Loganholme, celebrated the new year.
The Forest Lake resident said that after looking at his ticket and realizing he was now a multi-millionaire, he did not catch a wink of sleep.
He said to a The Lott representative, “Normally I don’t actually examine my ticket right immediately, but on Saturday night I thought I’d take a short look.”
Then I scrolled, and I saw that all six numerals were illuminated. That night, we didn’t get much rest. Simply put, we didn’t believe it. It’s rather bizarre. What a wonderful New Year’s Eve gift!
The Brisbane resident said that receiving the award had changed his and his wife’s lives significantly since they would be able to pay off their mortgage and give their kids “a foot up in life.”
The Loganholme lady reported winning $35 on one of the two tickets she purchased for the $40 million draw, and $3.3 million on the other.
She said, “At first, I checked another ticket, and I won $35 on it.”
“I was very content with it.” I later verified this ticket! It was a welcome shock! a positive way to begin the new year.
The mother said that while she hadn’t decided what she would do with her millions, she had planned to pay off her home and switch occupations before winning.
Two fortunate Queenslanders have yet to present themselves with their winning tickets, however.
The two winning submissions were offered for sale at Julia Creek News on Burke Street in Julia Creek, Nextra Orion, Shop 29, and 1 Main Street in Orion Springfield.
The Lott is urging everyone who purchased an entry into the draw on December 31 to double-check their tickets and dial 131 868 to collect their prize money.
Gold Lotto draw 4325’s winning numbers were 11, 23, 35, 42, 20, and 45, with the bonus numbers 8 and 38.
Four of the 12 division one champions were from each of Queensland and Victoria, three from NSW, and one from Western Australia.
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