Whether your numbers are religiously on repeat, or you prefer to leave fate in the hands of a QuickPick, our players this week proved no matter your ritual, the ecstatic feeling of a win never changes. We’ve wrapped up the weekly highlights from our seasoned players, and rookies, below:

From doubt to million-dollar delight

A Tatura man scratched his division-one-winning itch after the numbers he’d played for over two decades delivered him one of the five division one TattsLotto prizes in the weekend’s draw. 

“I usually don’t worry about checking my tickets until I visit the newsagency but after hearing someone had won, I immediately raced to grab my tickets,” he confessed.

“I looked up the winning numbers and I just started to say, ‘Those are my numbers! My numbers came up!’ I’ve played the same lottery numbers for 24 years. I know every single one of them.

“It really does hit you in your face – I never knew what it would feel like to win until now.”

Newcastle woman mistakes $1 million win for $1,000

From playing for a couple of decades to playing for a “couple of weeks”, it was a Newcastle woman’s unprecedented decision to step away from her routine game and grab a Saturday Lotto ticket instead, which landed her a million-dollar win.

“I first thought it was only $1,000 – I didn’t look at all the commas,” she admitted.
 
“I had to ring my sister as I just couldn’t read it properly! Wow!
 
“What’s funny is I don’t normally play Saturday Lotto, but I just decided to in the last couple of weeks.
 
“I’m just in shock. I can’t believe it. It’s always been a dream to win. This will completely change my life – put it that way!”

After this win, we have a feeling Saturday Lotto might be her new favourite game.

Decades of dedication pay off

Down south, a Deer Park mum proved old habits die hard after 40 years of playing TattsLotto paid off. The mother-and-daughter duo held one of the five division one TattsLotto winning entries, bagging an impressive $1 million.

“My daughter and I are absolutely over the moon,” the mother cried.
 
“It’s the best call I’ve ever had! Believe you me!
 
“I’ve been playing TattsLotto for over 40 years and I never thought I’d get a call like this.”
 
“I’m still in shock! I just don’t know what to think. It’s a dream come true,” the happy daughter added.

Instant surprise from a forgotten birthday ticket

And for some, a win comes even when you don’t buy a ticket, like our Riverstone winner, who unknowingly sat on a gifted Instant Scratch-Its winning top-prize ticket for months.

“It’s funny - I received the ticket as a birthday present a couple of months ago and I didn’t think much of it at the time, so I decided to stash it away,” he chuckled.

“I never really expect to win anything. I’ve only ever won a couple of dollars here and there. Little did I know I was sitting on $10,000!

“Thankfully I was doing a clean-out last weekend and I discovered the ticket in my bedside drawer still unscratched.” 

Don’t forget, Saturday Lotto’s Superdraw (draw 4489) has an incredible $20 million on offer this weekend! Grab your entries in-store, online, or via The Lott app today. Good luck!