A Kallangur woman's joy knew no bounds when she learned the local $1 million Monday & Wednesday Gold Lotto winner was none other than herself, after initially missing multiple calls from lottery officials.
The Moreton Bay local held one of the two division one winning entries in Monday & Wednesday Gold Lotto, draw 4367, drawn Wednesday 21 February 2024.
The winning woman, a regular player for over 30 years, took a little longer to discover her newly minted millionaire status after missing multiple calls from lottery officials earlier before finally checking her ticket at Kallangur Fair News.
“I’m in shock!” she expressed.
“I normally watch TV on Wednesday night and the lottery draw comes up on Channel 7, but I missed watching it that night, so I didn’t know I had won until I went into the newsagency.
“I had my phone on silent all of Thursday and had missed multiple calls from someone who I now presume was The Lott.
“I went into the local newsagency, and I gave the ticket to the team member. I said to her, ‘I heard a lucky bastard won $1 million. Good luck to them!’.
“The next thing I knew, she pulled me aside and she said, ‘Lovey, I think you might be the person who won!’.
“My heart immediately started to race. I said to her, ‘What do you mean?’ What are you serious?’.
“Then I asked her to give me the winning numbers. I’ve been playing the same numbers on my ticket for 30 years straight. I know the numbers off by heart.
“We still can’t believe it. I’ve only told my husband, daughter, and son-in-law. I jokingly said to them not to tell anyone, or they won’t be getting any of it!
The lucky winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, plans to use the windfall to secure her future retirement with the help of financial advisors. But a brand-new car also finds its way onto the wish list, thanks to the newfound financial freedom.
“I spoke to my husband yesterday and we were talking about putting the money towards our retirement. I just said to him, ‘let me talk to a financial advisor and the bank first’,” she said.
“We would really like to maximise the prize to its full potential and will need to receive advice about it.
“I’d love to buy myself a brand-new car as well. I wasn’t going to buy a new car for five years but now that we’ve won this prize, it will be in reach!
“We can’t wait to go out for lunch today to celebrate and we will bring along the kids and grandkids.”
Kallangur Fair News owner Rajinder Kaur echoed the celebratory mood, thrilled to have sold another division one winning ticket within a short span.
"It's pure happiness and excitement," she said, emphasizing the joy of supporting a local and loyal customer.
The winning numbers in Monday & Wednesday Gold Lotto draw 4367 were 26, 34, 12, 6, 24, 13, with supplementary numbers 32 and 33.
The winnings of the draw available here: Wednesday Lotto Mints 2 New Aussie Millionaires
