Lotto win for local couple

An Eatons Hill couple has started the workweek as newly minted millionaires after a last-minute ticket in the weekend’s Saturday Gold Lotto draw scored them $2 million.

They had one of five division one-winning entries, with each winning $2 million.

When an official from The Lott called them to share the news, the husband thought it was a joke.

“This has to be a gee up! Are you for real right now?” he asked.

“Man, what a shock! I’m speechless. I’m flabbergasted. I don’t know what to say.

“When you rang a second time, I thought this could be important. It certainly was!

“This is an awesome start to my Monday.

“It was a last-minute ticket because my wife couldn’t make it to the newsagency and asked me to get her one online.

“Normally, we only buy a lottery ticket if it’s a big jackpot, so I actually said to her, ‘Are you sure? It’s only $10 million’. She’s going to be ecstatic!

“It’ll make such a difference to our lives, and it will help set up our kids.

“This is unbelievable. This is the best call I’ve ever received.”

Their winning 25-game QuickPick was purchased on The Lott website.

The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4607 on September 13 were 31, 13, 18, 15, 2 and 40, while the supplementary numbers were 36 and 26.

Across Australia, there was five division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4607 – two in Queensland and one each in New South Wales, Tasmania and Western Australia.