Tasmania’s luckiest lotto suburbs revealed

Covid hasn’t stopped Tasmania from generating massive lottery wins worth millions. See where the top tickets were sold.

Exclusive: A year of on-off Covid lockdowns hasn’t stopped Victoria from taking out the top spot for the largest Lotto wins for a sixth year in a row.

New data from The Lott and Lotterywest has revealed where the nation’s luckiest Lotto hot spots and postcodes are, including the suburbs in each state and territory where the most division one winning entries are sold.

The data, taken within a 11-month period until November 30, covers all games including Powerball, Oz Lotto, Tattslotto, Set for Life and Lotto.

Victoria finished 2021 on a high, taking out the top spot for the most major prizes and division one money won, with 131 division one winning entries that scored more than $358 million in prize money.

NSW and the ACT can still boast the most lottery millionaires - with 97 millionaires created from life-changing division one wins in 2021. Queensland came second, with 79 lottery fans gaining millionaire status in 2021.

In Tasmania, the postcodes of 7310 for Devonport and 7320 for Burnie each sold two division one winning entries.

Burnie’s two winning entries resulted in prizes worth $3.6 million, with the biggest individual prize totalling $2.5 million,

Devonport’s two division one prizes totalled $3.1 million with the biggest individual prize coming to $2.5 million.

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Winning division one tickets that netted over $2 million each were sold at Burnie Newsagency in Burnie, Waterfront News & Lotto in Devonport, Cove Hill Newsagency in Bridgewater, Festival Westbury in Westbury and Channel Newsworld Lotto in Kingston.

Ahead of Lotto’s $40 Million Megadraw on New Year’s Eve, The Lott spokeswoman Lauren Cooney said the lottery wins had brought much-needed joy and excitement after a challenging year.

“While we haven’t had winners jetsetting overseas like they usually would, this year has been all about sharing division one wins with friends and family, upgrading the home and planning for special reunions with families,” Ms Cooney said.

“One of the most memorable wins we’ve had this year was when a North Melbourne man picked up an incredible $80 million Powerball prize during the city’s sixth lockdown.

“The dad had lost his job during on of Melbourne’s earlier lockdowns and he’d been working as a cleaner since to make ends meet. He wanted to use his prize to set up his young family for life and help as many people as possible.

“It was certainly a story that I am sure resonated with so many people across the country this year.”

Ms Cooney said Lotto’s $40 Million Megadraw on New Year’s Eve could cement or contradict the country’s 2021 lottery hotspots.

“The annual Lotto Megadraw is famous being a millionaire-maker, and this year’s $40 million

jackpot is the biggest prize the Megadraw has ever offered,” she said.