Yorke Peninsula pensioners become South Australia's newest millionaire couple!
A retired couple from northern Yorke Peninsula have become the state’s newest millionaire after their 25-game QuickPick entry in last night’s Monday & Wednesday X Lotto draw won them the guaranteed division one prize worth $1,000,000!
The stunned couple originally hung up on an SA Lotteries official when they phoned this morning to confirm the news.
“Oh my! Oh yeah! I’m really happy about that news!” the husband exclaimed when an SA Lotteries official called back to confirm the win.
“The family will be extremely happy about that!
“Thank you, thank you, thank you!”
When asked how the couple planned to spend their X Lotto windfall, they said it would help them in their retirement.
“We are getting on in age and have some health problems so it has come at a great time.
“We will also share it with our family.”
The regular players, who wish to remain anonymous, purchased their winning entry from Port Broughton Sunnyside Hotel, 17 Bay Street, Port Broughton.
Simon Webb, licensee of the Port Broughton Sunnyside Hotel, said it was an unbelievable feeling knowing they had sold a winning division one entry.
“When my manager called me at 10:30pm last night to let me know we had sold a winning division one entry I couldn’t believe it!
“We are so pleased that the winner is a Port Broughton local and the money will go to someone in the community here.
“Congratulations to the winner – we are so pleased for them!”
Throughout Australia, it was the only entry that won a division one prize in Monday & Wednesday X Lotto draw 3686, which offers a guaranteed division one prize of $1 million for up to four winners in each draw.
The winning numbers in Monday & Wednesday X Lotto draw 3686 on Monday 14 August 2017 were 10, 20, 34, 35, 9 and 8, while the supplementary numbers were 19 and 31.
Last financial year, there were 82 division one winning Monday & Wednesday X Lotto entries across the Lott’s jurisdictions, which collectively won more than $80 million.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 261 so far this calendar year, including 19 won by SA Lotteries customers.