OzLotto winner comes forward to claim $50million prize
A man from a small rural town has come forward to claim his $50 million OzLotto prize.
The man from Burra, 160km north of Adelaide, which has a population of just 1,100, revealed his working days would be over after he hit the jackpot.
‘Oh my god. I can’t believe it. I said to myself this morning, $50,000 would be fine heading into Christmas, but $50 million.
‘I didn’t even know the Oz Lotto jackpot had been won and there was a winner. I just came in to check my ticket.
When asked how best to enjoy his Oz Lotto bounty, the stunned winner admitted he was too overwhelmed to make firm plans.
‘I don’t think I’m going to work anymore. “I think my work days are done,” he said.
‘This really means everything to me. Absolutely everything,” he said. “I’ll treat myself and help my family.”
The winning numbers for Tuesday’s draw were 1,29,20,23,34,46 and 39, with 42,43 and 24 being the additional numbers.
A man from Burra, a rural South Australian town about 160km north of Adelaide, has come forward to claim a huge $50 million jackpot in Tuesday’s Oz Lotto draw (stock image)
The man’s winning entry was purchased from Burra Terry White Chemmart Pharmacy.
Store manager Kelly Bray said they were ‘so excited about our winner’.
“(We) wish him all the best with his award,” they added.
Ten Aussies won $62,689.10 each after splitting the division two pool, while 139 division three winners walked away with $5330.
The Lott’s Division 1 winning total has reached 418 people so far in 2024.
In the financial year 2024, there were 292 Division 1 winning Saturday Lotto tickets worth a total of more than $436 million, making 158 millionaires across the country.