General News
20 September, 2024
Anniversary gift brings division one prize
A WARRNAMBOOL couple has received the best wedding anniversary gift of their lives after a ticket they bought in celebration delivered them a win of more than $660,000 in the weekend’s Tattslotto draw.
The couple purchased a 25-game QuickPick entry from Warrnambool Nextra in Koroit Street.
They held one of the eight division one winning entries (three in Queensland, two in South Australia and Victoria, and one in New South Wales) from last Saturday night’s draw, pocketing $660,110.33.
When notified of their win by an official from The Lott, the woman said she had completely forgotten about the ticket.
“I usually purchase a ticket each week but this one I bought special for my husband for our wedding anniversary,” she said.
“This is unbelievable; my dad always said you’ve got to be in it to win it.”
The couple was on holiday at the time of notification and said the news was “icing on the cake.”
When asked how they planned to use their newfound fortune, they said they would need some time to think about it.
“My son said we can hire a chauffeur instead of him driving us around all the time,” she laughed.
“Honestly though, we’re not sure yet. We’ll need some time to think but I know it’s going to help a lot of people – we might have to take the whole family on a holiday.”
