A Newton family has been moved to tears after a mother’s superstition led them to a magical $1 million lottery loot in a recent Weekday Windfall draw.
 
The South Australian residents held one of the four division one winning entries nationally in Weekday Windfall, draw 4410 on Monday 1 July 2024. Each entry scored $1 million.
 
“Thank you! There are four of us. We’re a family syndicate,” one of the winning family members explained to us when we called to confirm the incredible news.
 
“It’s a funny story. I was cleaning my house the other day and I had the itchiest palm. I told Mum about it later and she said, ‘That means money! You should put a lotto ticket on!’.
 
“Then she said, ‘I’ll put in half’. Of course, my brother and sister didn’t want to miss out, so they chipped in too.
 
“I used my usual numbers. I’ve been using them for over 40 years!
 
“Oh gosh. I’m starting to cry! I’ve been crying all day. This is good karma coming back to us.
 
“I can’t believe it. I’m carrying this ticket in my purse that’s worth a million dollars. I’m terrified I’ll lose it.
 
“I joke so much that my family doesn’t believe me. I said, ‘I sent you the bloody ticket, it says $1 million!’, but they still want to see it in person.”
 
When asked how she planned to use her portion of the prize, the gleeful woman shared she had already started dreaming of warmer whereabouts.
 
“Well, I would love to go overseas. I have a couple of places on my bucket list!” she said.
 
“I think a girls’ trip could definitely be on the cards!”
 
The family’s winning entry was purchased at Metro Newsagency Newton, Shop 26 Newton Shopping Centre, 299 Montacute Road, Newton.
 
Metro Newsagency Newton owner Chuong Nguyen said he was thrilled to hear his outlet had sold a winning ticket.
 
“We are honoured to be an outlet that has sold a division one winning ticket. It feels even better as we just marked the seven-year anniversary of our shop opening so it felt like a special reward!” he said.
 
“We will be printing out the division one prize winner banner to let everyone know the exciting news.
 
“It’s a great community here and I’m sure our customers will be very happy for us and the lucky ticketholder.
 
“Congratulations to our fortunate customer and we wish you all the best with your prize.”