By Esther Lauaki
“Right-o” were the first words a Tarneit man mustered when told he had won nearly a million dollars in the lotto last week.
The first division Saturday TattsLotto winner was on his morning commute to work on March 25 when Bronwyn Spencer, a Tatts official, called with the happy news.
The man, who asked not to be named, was one of four division one-winning entries from the March 23 draw. Each winner pocketed about $968,000.
The Tarneit man won $150 in division four in the same draw.
He revealed that he had been marking his entries with the same numbers for decades.
“It’s great news,” he said. “I’ve been playing these numbers every week – I have been playing them for years. I’m so glad they finally came up.
“They are just random numbers that I chose long ago … couldn’t tell you why.”
He said he would “sit down and think about” how he was going to spend his windfall.
The winner purchased his 12-game entry at Tarneit Gardens Lotto.
The winning numbers were 29, 9, 32, 33, 37 and 39, with supplementary numbers 27 and 11.
Tarneit Gardens Lotto team member Caroline Dingey said she was thrilled to have sold the winning ticket.
“I’ve been telling everyone we’ve sold a division one-winning entry and it’s been busy in store,” Ms Mingey said.
“We sold a winning syndicate share in TattsLotto and a Powerball division one-winning entry in the past, but it’s been a few years since we’ve had a win.
“It’s great. We hope the wins continue for our customers.”
