In case you missed it: Taree man discovers $4.6 million Powerball win in surprising place
On the way to work, in a car park or… “sitting on the toilet”. Sometimes, our biggest winners discover their life-enhancing news in the most unexpected places and situations.
We’ve wrapped up some of our favourite eyebrow-raising moments from this week’s winners below!
Million-dollar missed call
As a Dingley Village man discovered, while we call our winners weekly, on occasion, we get nothing but a dial tone.
The winner was walking around completely unaware of his Weekday Windfall division one prize after missing our calls due to not updating his contact number on his registered account. He only discovered his newfound fortune days later, by checking his ticket just before a late-night shift.
“This is a bit of a surprise!” he gasped when we finally got a hold of him to confirm the win.
“I feel a bit weird, a bit dizzy.
“I didn’t check the ticket until yesterday and of course it was right before I was about to clock into my late-night shift. I haven’t had much time to process the news.”
Toilet trip takes a $4.6 million turn
A Taree man’s trip to the bathroom was completely turned on its head in the best way possible after checking his tickets and realising he had scored more than $4.6 million in the recent Powerball draw.
“I was actually sitting on the toilet when I checked my ticket!” he laughed.
“What a way to realise I’m a multi-millionaire now.
“I just went, ‘Holy s***! This can’t be right!’.
“I showed my wife, and we started googling the numbers to see if it was really true.”
Monday morning routine clocks newfound fortune
While winning the lottery is no joke, a Ryde woman “couldn’t stop laughing” as she came to terms with her $2.5 million Saturday Lotto bounty. The woman had plenty to smile about, with plans to swap her Monday routine for a European dream holiday.
“I need to sit down. Wow. I’m in shock,” she screamed.
“I can’t stop laughing!
“I was just getting ready for work. I’ll still go but I think I’ll be pretty spacey!”
No matter where you are, you can be in with the chance to win a major lottery prize like our winners this week! Simply grab a ticket in-store, online or via The Lott app. Hopefully we’ll be sharing your story next week. Good luck!