Saturday lotto is proudly played across Australia under the brands Gold Lotto, Lotto, TattsLotto and X Lotto, bringing winning moments to players nationwide.
An Ararat retiree got the shock of his life when he tuned in to the Saturday night TattsLotto draw and realised his long-held lottery numbers had come up, scoring him a whopping $931,000 windfall.
The Central Highlands resident held one of the seven division one winning entries nationally in TattsLotto draw 4627, drawn Saturday 22 November 2025, and looks forward to $931,984.19.
"It's unbelievable!" he exclaimed when we confirmed the win.
"It was late Saturday night, and I was watching TV when the TattsLotto numbers came up. I suddenly realised, 'Hang on! Those numbers seem really familiar!'.
"I checked my ticket straight away and that's when I found out I'd won division one!
"They were just random numbers I chose once upon a time; draw out of a hat type of numbers.
"I can't believe it's finally happened."
When asked how he planned to enjoy his newfound fortune, the victorious Victorian shared plans to getaway.
"My wife and I are now retired, so this will be a huge help towards our retirement years," he revealed.
"I'd love for my wife and I just to go on a holiday for a week and get away from Ararat!
"Thank you very much. You have the best job in the world."
His winning marked System 8 entry was purchased at Ararat Lott and News, 150-152 Barkly Street, Ararat.
Ararat Lott and News team member Sushanth Kommu said the team were celebrating the outlet's milestone.
"It's awesome news! Winning a TattsLotto division one prize is life-changing, and we as a team are happy that we changed someone's life.
"All of our customers in town will be thrilled and rejoicing as it's been a while since the store had a division one winner.
"I hope we keep on selling division one winners and giving back to the community."
