A couple from Orange, who once believed retirement was out of their reach, have experienced a life-changing twist of fate, winning a staggering $10 million in last night’s Oz Lotto draw.
The Central Tablelands duo were the sole division one winners in the Oz Lotto draw 1561, conducted on Tuesday, January 17, 2024, claiming a prize of exactly $10,000,000.00. The New South Wales couple, now new multimillionaires, expressed their eagerness to retire soon, pay off debts, and provide for their children.
“Are you serious? Are you actually serious?” the winning woman cried when hearing the news of their win.
“This isn’t a scam, is it? Oh my god! Oh my god!
“This is unbelievable – I can’t believe this.
“What a dream come true! I can’t stop crying, I’m sorry!
“We only ever win $12 on our ticket. We never expected to win $10 million!
“I can’t wait to get off the phone and visit my husband who is working away in our shed. Oh my god! You don’t know how much this means to us.
“We’re farmers and my husband is at retirement age and we thought we could never retire.
“We have many bills to pay off and this will make things so much easier for our family, especially our children".
The winning numbers in Oz Lotto draw 1561 on Tuesday 16 January 2024 were 17, 37, 4, 29, 9, 24 and 47, while the supplementary numbers were 20, 27 and 14.
Across Australia, there was one division one winning entry in Oz Lotto draw 1561 – one in New South Wales. The details of draw winnings available here: Single Player Takes Entire Oz Lotto Jackpot
