A 28-year-old night shift worker living in Victoria has had an early Christmas present from The Lottery Office!
Correctly picking 5 out of the six numbers drawn in Saturday’s USA Mega Lotto, he will pocket a healthy AUD $951,889.10 after tax. His huge prize came from a division 2 win after selecting main numbers 3, 29, 34, 37 and 38. For the mega number he chose 16 instead of the drawn number 17. Had he chosen just 1 number higher he'd have won the $789M jackpot!
His numbers:
3, 29, 34, 37, 38 and 16
Winning numbers:
3, 29, 34, 37, 38 and 17
Despite this, the win comes at a fantastic time for him and his family, and he remains thrilled with his windfall.
“I’ve just been discussing my options, whether I could buy a house or an investment property” he said. “This literally changes my life.”
A Surreal Experience
This isn’t his first win with The Lottery Office but the biggest to date and naturally he feels a sense of disbelief.
“I’m still in shock,” he said. “It’s a bit surreal at the moment.”
Congratulations!
We couldn’t be happier for this player, a big congratulations from us here at The Lottery Office!
