A Wagga man says he did not get much sleep over the weekend after becoming an instant multi-millionarie on Saturday night.
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The man won $2 million after being drawn as one of 10 division one winners and still planned to show up for work this week, but early retirement could be on the cards.
"I can't believe it" the winning man told an official from The Lott on Monday morning.
"I've been playing Lotto for a long time, but this is just a QuickPick. I gave up on my own numbers a while ago as I'd only get a little win here and there," he said.
"I checked my ticket after the draw on Saturday night. I'd had a bad day and I just thought I'd take a look. I haven't had much sleep since. My blood is stirring.
"I had to look at it a couple of times. My family didn't believe me.
"Someone is shining a star up there for me."
When asked how being a multi-millionaire might change his life, the Wagga resident said he would take some time to carefully plan how best to use the prize.
"The kids will be happy," he laughed.
"We're getting close to retirement, so it's come at a really great time. Instead of getting to retirement and not being able to do anything, we'll really be able to enjoy ourselves.
"We'll still go to work for now, but we might retire earlier now."
The man bought his winning System 8 QuickPick ticket at was sold at Ashmont Newsagency in Tobruk Street, Wagga.
In addition to the division one prize, the winner's System 8 QuickPick entry also scored division three 12 times and division four 15 times, bolstering his total windfall to $2,011,639.10.
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Ashmont Newsagency owner Himanshu Rawal said he was thrilled to sell his first division one winning entry.
"I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw an email saying our outlet had sold a division one winning entry. I was so excited as we were waiting for this moment since we took over the outlet back in June 2015," he said.
"We have posters and balloons everywhere in our shop. We're very excited to tell customers we've had a major win!
"For our winner, we hope they enjoy every moment in the next chapter of their life."
The winning numbers in Saturday Lotto draw 4177 on 31 July 2021 were 32, 41, 13, 16, 33 and 18, while the supplementary numbers were 9 and 19.
Across Australia, there were 10 division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4177 - four from NSW and two each from Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland.
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