A man from Ringwood has carried on his family’s winning tradition, celebrating a $95,000 win in the weekend’s Super 66 draw, decades after his grandma’s division one triumph in The Pools.

The Eastern suburbs resident held the only division one winning entry nationally in Super 66 draw 4521, drawn Saturday 16 November 2024 and takes home a total prize of $97,425.30.

The thrilled Victorian was left speechless earlier this morning when we called to reveal his newfound fortune, catching him off guard while he was out driving with his dad.

“Thank you so much!” he laughed.

“I’ve been playing Super 66 for a long period of time. My gran actually used to play lotteries as well. 

“Many years ago, my gran won division one in the ‘80s – when The Pools was a thing. Her win was actually in the paper. She was in the Herald Sun!

“It’s so exciting. I had no idea about this win! 

“I’m shocked! It’s definitely thrown my day a bit.”

With more than $95,000 on its way to his bank account, the Melburnian revealed his plans to use the prize money to take care of his dad. 

“I’ll look after the old man. He’s actually sitting right beside me!” he shared.

“We’ve just got some bits and bobs to do.

“Thanks for the call!”

His winning QuickPick entry was purchased at Nextra Eastland Newsagency, 1015 Eastland Shopping Centre, 171 Maroondah Highway, Ringwood.

Nextra Eastland Newsagency owner Smruti Bavda said she was so excited to hear that her outlet had sold a division one winning entry in the weekend’s Super 66 draw.

“We’re thrilled for our customer, and we hope they’re one of our regulars! We’re so happy for them and we’re pleased to have the opportunity to make all their dreams come true,” she said.

“Our customers this morning have been really excited about the win and congratulating us on selling a division one winning entry. One customer said that’s why she buys tickets from us.

“We last sold a division one winning entry in March 2022, and we’re pleased to have the winning streak back up and running once again.

“This is a great opportunity for us to further engage with our customers and make them feel that when they buy their tickets from us, that they too could win a major lottery prize!

“Congratulations to the winning man and we wish him all the best!”

The winning numbers in Super 66 draw 4521 on Saturday 16 November 2024 were 4, 4, 5, 8, 0 and 8.