Corrimal store sells winning lottery ticket to Wollongong couple
A Wollongong couple say they’ve had a “fairy tale” beginning to their retirement, winning almost one million dollars in the weekend’s Saturday Lotto draw.
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A Wollongong couple say they have had a “fairy tale” beginning to their retirement, winning almost one million dollars in the weekend’s Saturday Lotto draw.
The pair held one of the four division one winning entries across Australia in Saturday Lotto, with each entry winning a division one prize of $979,483.89.
The Illawarra couple, who confirmed their win this morning, buy a lottery ticket every Saturday, before checking their luck on Sunday mornings.
“We buy a Saturday Lotto ticket every week and on Sunday mornings we always go and pick up the paper and check the lottery numbers from the night before,” the woman said.
“We couldn’t believe it when we saw our numbers printed in the paper. As you could imagine, we’re over-the-moon.”
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The couple said the win has “changed their lives”.
“I always use the exact same numbers and I’ve been playing them for a long, long time.
“They’re all based on birthdays,” the woman said.
“We’ve had a few tough years so this is like a fairy tale for us.”
The couple said the prize had come at the perfect time as they begin to enjoy their retirement.
“We’re going to give some money to the kids and just put it aside to enjoy in our retirement,” she said.
“We want to go back to Europe and take the family on a cruise.
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The winners, who wish to remain anonymous, purchased their winning entry at House 2 Home in Corrimal.
House 2 Home manager Julie Langhorn said she was ecstatic when she discovered the outlet had sold its first division one winning entry.
“To think we have played a part in changing one our customer’s lives is a pretty special feeling,” she said.
“We weren’t the ones to win, but just sharing the news that someone who shops in our local community has puts a huge smile on our face.
“We look forward to selling plenty more division one winning entries in the future.”
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