Two lucky lotto players from West Melbourne are celebrating a significant windfall, with each securing a division one prize of $683,814.78 in the TattsLotto draw 4443, held on Saturday, 17 February 2024.
One of the winners, a man from Taylor Lakes, has already come forward to claim his prize, while a search is on for the second winner from Melton, who remains unidentified.
The winning ticket from Taylor Lakes was sold at the Taylor Lakes Lucky Lotto News & Gifts, marking a joyous occasion for the local man who described the win as a highlight of his weekend. Surrounded by friends at the time of discovery, the winner shared his immediate celebration involved grabbing a beer from the fridge and calling his children to share the good news.
Taylor Lakes dad a strong contender for ‘Father of the year’
A Taylor Lakes dad who scooped a division one win in the weekend’s TattsLotto draw didn’t hesitate to declare he would help his beloved children with his $687,000 win.
The Melbourne retiree was at home surrounded by his best mates on Sunday when he discovered his division one win.
“I’ve had a bloody good weekend!” he laughed.
“The first thing I did when I saw the win was walk up to the fridge and grab myself a beer to celebrate!
“I told all my friends, and we spent the day celebrating. It was great!
“I’ve also called my children and told them they’ll be getting some of the win.
“The kids will be happy.
“It was delightful talking to you. Thank you for this winning phone call!”
His marked System 7 entry was purchased at Taylor Lakes Lucky Lotto News & Gifts, Shop 8 Taylors Lakes Shopping Centre, 3 Melton Highway, Taylor Lakes.
Check your tickets, Melton! Did you score $683,000 over the weekend?
A Melton visitor or resident could be celebrating their thrilling $683,000 TattsLotto division one win today if they checked their tickets and came forward to claim their prize.
The division one winning entry was not registered to a player card, which means officials from The Lott have no way of contacting the ticketholder and must wait for them to come forward.
The unregistered division one winning entry was purchased at Melton Lotto & TSG, 293 High Street, Melton.
Melton Lotto & TSG owner Phong Thai said he was lost for words when he heard his ‘lucky outlet’ had sold its 64th division one winning entry on the weekend.
“I am totally speechless… and I couldn’t find any words to describe how I’m feeling! I couldn’t believe that I had sold yet another division one winning entry so soon,” he said.
“What a way to start the new year! Customers refer to me as ‘Mr Lucky’, and I sure do live up to the name! We have customers who travel interstate and beyond to purchase tickets from my outlet.
“The last time we sold a division one winning entry was in November 2023 in Saturday Lotto. This division one winning entry brings my tally to a total of 64 division one wins.
“Congratulations to the mystery winner and we hope they check their tickets and come forward soon!
“To the Melbourne community, come see Mr Lucky if you want to be the next division one winner!”
The Lott spokesperson Anna Hobdell said she hoped the region’s latest division one winner checked their winning ticket and came forward soon.
“This winner is likely oblivious to the fact they’ve won a division one prize worth more than $683,000 in the weekend’s TattsLotto draw,” she said.
“We’re urging anyone who purchased a TattsLotto ticket from Melton Lotto & TSG to check their tickets as soon as possible because they could be the mystery winner we’re searching for!
“Can you imagine how life-changing it would be to discover you’ve taken home $683,000? Your plans for the rest of 2024 and beyond would change in a heartbeat".
The winning numbers in TattsLotto draw 4443 on 17 February 2024 were 22, 11, 34, 28, 25 and 7, while the supplementary numbers were 32 and 35.
Across Australia, there were eight division one winning entries in TattsLotto draw 4443 – five in Victoria and three in New South Wales.
You can find the results of the draw here: Eight Entries Take Saturday Lotto Jackpot
