A Crows Nest man was left in sheer disbelief after the Saturday Lotto ticket he purchased on a whim, following the lead of the customer in front of him, ended up winning more than $950,000

The Sydney resident held one of the 21 division one winning entries nationally in Saturday Lotto draw 4489 on Saturday 27 July 2024. Each division one winning entry scored $952,380.96.

The man’s entry was unregistered meaning we had no way of contacting him with the winning news and had to wait for him to check his ticket and come forward.

“I’m really good!” the gleeful winner laughed.

“The best way to explain it is that it just doesn’t feel real.

“I normally play Powerball and I’d never been to that newsagency, but I was close by waiting for something when I thought I’d just pop in.

“I saw the Superdraw was on and I was looking at how to play Saturday Lotto.

“Then the guy in front of me purchased a ticket for it and I said, ‘I’ll get the same!’.

“It’s funny to think of all the small moments that led to the win. If he wasn’t in front of me, things might’ve been different!

“So far, I’ve only told my wife. We’re stoked.

“We’ve been wanting to do some work on the house so it’s going to come in really handy.

“Then we have some other things on the list but to sum it up, it’s going to help more than you know!”

The winning entry was purchased from Crows Nest News & Gifts, 25 Willoughby Road, Crows Nest.

Crows Nest News & Gifts owner Louise Geng said she and the team were ecstatic for their customer.

“It’s very exciting! This will be our third division one win in five years,” she said.

“Looks like we’re on a winning streak!

“Our customers are super excited too. Everyone has been coming in hoping that their ticket is the winning one.

“It’s great that the winner has finally come forward. We’re so happy for them and wish them all the best with their prize.”