A Tarneit man has won a million dollars on The Lott just six months after winning $66,000 in another division one pool.
The lucky Wyndham resident, who asked not to be named, had the only division one winning entry in the country for the draw on Friday, August 8.
Most people are surprised to win a seven-figure prize, but in this case the lucky winner had an extra reason to be shocked.
He had purchased the wrong ticket.
“It was such a coincidence because I originally meant to buy a ticket for the Monday draw, as that’s what I usually do,” he told Star Weekly.
“Tuesday morning I couldn’t see my results and I was still under the impression I had a Monday ticket.”
Come Friday night, that impression was smashed to pieces.
“It was Friday night and my wife and I had a couple of drinks at home and we were about to go to bed and I thought I’ll have a look at my ticket.”
“When I saw the amount I couldn’t believe my eyes— I could not get to sleep for another two hours.
“I’m just a middle-income earner with a regular job, so getting this is life-changing.”
Not complacent with his first win in February, he decided to consult Chat GPT in May about changing strategy when buying a ticket.
Employed in the IT sector, he intends to keep working “but once I get the amount I think I want to pay off my mortgage”.
“I don’t want to worry about interest anymore.”
That is not to say he won’t enjoy himself.
“My plan is to get a European car and I have my eyes on the Mercedes GLB-35 model.”
He wants others to enjoy the win, too.
“10 per cent of my normal earnings I use for good work in society and I will continue doing that.”
However, buying the winning ticket was only the second best accident of his life.
“The best accident of my life was meeting my wife– we were high school sweethearts.”
