A Northern Beaches man can’t stop grinning and has declared the universe has his back after scoring more than $900,000 in the weekend’s Saturday Lotto draw.
 
The New South Wales resident held one of the six division one winning entries nationally in Saturday Lotto draw 4517, drawn Saturday 2 November 2024. Each division one entry took home $894,879.56.
 
In addition to winning division one, the gleeful man also scored division three 12 times and division four 15 times bolstering his total treasure to $904,100.36.
 
“I’m doing extremely well! I’m so excited!” he laughed.

“I can’t believe it. I changed my entry at the last minute and added a couple of numbers that I hadn’t used before and chose a System entry. I’m so glad I did!

“It feels like it was destined – like the universe had my back!
 
“We’ve already had a bottle of champagne to celebrate.

“You can’t slap the smile off my face! I checked my ticket late Saturday night, and I got about three hours of sleep following that.

“I haven’t been able to stop looking at the win. I took a screenshot, and I just keep staring at it. I’ve got tears now! It’s life-changing.”
 
With more than $900,000 about to boost his bank account, the winning man shared he was looking forward to an easier retirement and helping his family.
 
“This changes everything. It’s going to completely change retirement when it comes around,” he said.
 
“It’s a breath of fresh air. We can do some travel and I’ll be able to share with family.
 
“Thank you so much!”
 
His winning marked System 8 entry was purchased via The Lott app – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.