Strange What Aussie Woman Did After $1.3M Lotto Win: ‘I Always Thought I’d React Differently’
A Hobart woman celebrated her $1.3 million TattsLotto win with a soothing cup of tea after the shocking revelation unleashed a wave of emotion and sent her heart racing.
The Tasmanian was one of four National Level First Division winners in TattsLotto draw 4383, drawn on Saturday, July 22, 2023, winning $1,311,018.49.
So far in 2023 there have been six first division winning entries in Tasmania that have collectively taken home more than $19.61 million in prize money.
The regular player was unaware of her new fortune until lottery officials contacted her earlier this morning.
‘Oh my God! I find it hard to breathe!’ she cried happily.
“I am absolutely stunned, just stunned! I can not believe it.
“I am so overwhelmed.
“You know, I always thought I’d react differently.
A Hobart woman celebrated her $1.3 million win on TattsLotto with a soothing cup of tea
“I have been playing TattsLotto for a long time. I’ve won a lot of small prizes, but never anything like this.
“I never thought in a million years that this would happen to me.
“I don’t even know what to do with myself today. It’s hard to think.
“It’s been a tough time and this will really help my family.
“Thank you very much for this call. I must have a cup of tea!’
Her winning 36-game QuickPick was purchased online at thelott.com – the official home of the Australian lotteries.
The winning numbers in TattsLotto draw 4383 on July 22, 2023 were 32, 14, 1, 5, 26 and 33, while the additional numbers were 37 and 8.
Across Australia, there were four Division 1 winning entries in TattsLotto draw 4383 – two each in Queensland and one each in Tasmania and Western Australia.
Lott’s Division One win count has reached 229 so far in 2023, including 74 won by Tatts customers.
In 2022, TattsLotto created 171 millionaires across Australia.
During this time there were 330