‘Mortgage free’: NSW man’s $15m lotto win

A Sydney resident who won half of last night’s mammoth $30 million prize has revealed how he plans to spend his new fortune.

The $30 million division one prize was the biggest offered by Oz Lotto this year.

A Blacktown man was one of two people to take out the top prize in last night’s $30 million Oz Lotto draw.

The man, who won $15 million, said he said would use the winnings to pay off his mortgage and “embark on an overseas adventure with his wife,” a spokesperson for The Lott said.

The man purchased a three-game System 8 entry via The Lott app and said he could barely believe his eyes when he checked his entry immediately after last night’s draw.

The $30 million division one prize was the biggest offered by Oz Lotto this year.

Speaking to an official from The Lott this morning, he said: “Mate, I haven’t slept! I saw the win last night and thought I was losing it!”.

The winner described the money as “life changing”.

“I just never thought I’d see the day when this would happen.”

“The first thing that came to my head last night was, ‘I’m mortgage free’.”

“That is a huge weight off my shoulders and is going to set us up for the future.”

He added that he and his wife hadn’t travelled in years but would enjoy a holiday with the winnings.

“My wife and I are already fantasising about booking an overseas trip,” he said.

“We haven’t travelled in years and don’t know where we want to go yet but we can’t wait.”

The Bankstown man split the $30 million division one prize with a winner from Queensland.

The $30 million division one prize was the biggest on offer from Oz Lotto so far this year and came in the same week the game celebrates its 30th birthday.

The Blacktown resident split the top prize with a winner from Queensland, who also bought their ticket online and is a registered player but who lottery officials are still working to contact.

The winning numbers in Oz Lotto draw 1566 on Tuesday 20 February were 11, 39, 24, 33, 7, 43 and 17, while the supplementary numbers were 26, 44 and 27.