Aussie dad receives ultimate Christmas gift after winning $1million lottery: ‘I’m crying’

A dad was shocked to discover he had become a millionaire just days before Christmas after scooping one of two winning tickets.

The man, who lives in Casino in NSW’s Northern Rivers, picked the winning numbers in the Weekly Windfall Draw last Friday.

The father was left in tears after receiving a call from The Lott on Sunday informing him of his $1 million prize money.

‘Thank you, sir. This is the greatest blessing. I’m crying,” he said.

‘I can’t believe it. I checked my ticket yesterday and kept thinking maybe it was just a dream.”

The hard-working father said he hopes this is a sign of more good things to come for himself and his children.

“This is the best Christmas present ever…in my entire life!” he said.

‘I work every day. I’m also going to work on Christmas. It’s all for my family.

The man revealed that he plans to use the money to buy a new house.

The winning numbers of the weekly windfall draw 4484 were 20, 45, 7, 15, 14 and 31. The additional numbers were 42 and 4.

The man bought the winning ticket from his local news agency Plaza News.

Owner Bill Rose said he was thrilled to have sold a winning ticket.

‘It’s so exciting. I’ve been telling customers all year that I’m going to sell a winning ticket, and I succeeded!’ he said.

‘Our dear customers will be delighted. We will tell them the good news all week long.”

Mr Rose revealed that the last time the small business sold a winning Division 1 entry was in October 2018.

The winning division one ticket for Friday night’s draw was submitted by a resident of Western Australia.

There have been 225 winning Division I entries so far in the current financial year, including 60 winning entries from NSW residents.

The Weekly Windfall helped 99 people across Australia become millionaires in the previous financial year, including 109 winning entries from Division One.

The Division 1 winners during this period won a combined $108 million in prize money.