Tassie man snags $70m Oz Lotto draw win in state’s biggest ever lottery win
A Tasmanian man in disbelief of his historic $70m lotto jackpot win has headed to work the next day, being surprised by lottery officials with the news. What he plans to do with his winnings.
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One lucky Tasmanian man who pocketed Tuesday night’s historical $70m Oz Lotto jackpot celebrated by waking up early to go to work, doubting that he had actually won the prize.
“Oh wow,” he said.
“I don’t have to come to work anymore, it’s minus one degrees here at the moment where I am working.
“I might just go and hand my resignation in right now.”
The $70m win makes him the state’s biggest lottery winner ever and was the only division one winning entry nationally in the Oz Lotto draw 1633.
Officials from The Lott did not have the winner’s complete contact details and had been unable to contact the new multi-millionaire last night to break the life-changing news.
At that stage, it was believed the winner hailed from Victoria.
The man purchased his winning marked 18-game entry online via one of The Lott’s authorised resellers – Oz Lotteries.
The soon-to-be retiree said he got the shock of his life logging into his online account and seeing the win notification.
“I have hardly slept all night,” he said.
“I was wondering if I was dreaming, and I was going to wake up and someone was going to say, it was all just a dream.”
The man said he plans to retire immediately, purchase a home with his partner and retire immediately.
“Buying a dream home with my partner and helping my family out,” he said.
“Oh, this is brilliant, absolutely brilliant … I’ve had a (rough) couple of years.
“I am just getting back on my feet, and I still have a mortgage when everyone else (my age) is about to retire.
“I have been saying I will have to work until I am 70, but not now.”
The winning numbers in the Oz Lotto draw 1633 on Tuesday 3 June 2025 were 44, 34, 45, 1, 46, 25 and 21, while the supplementary numbers were 9, 14 and 16.
Originally published as Tassie man snags $70m Oz Lotto draw win in state’s biggest ever lottery win
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