Check your Lotto tickets! Two big WA prizes still unclaimed
A ticket bought from Two Rocks News And Post was a winner, claiming the $1 million prize from Friday's Millionaire Medley draw — with the lucky numbers being 20, 44, 41, 15, 16, 43.
The celebrations didn't stop there, with Saturday's Lotto draw had a WA online player be one of six to take home $627,568 from the Division One prize - the numbers were 30, 26, 11, 22, 36, 13.
Another seven WA players had a Division Two win from the Saturday draw, earning a cool $7600.
The pair of Division One wins brings WA's tally up to 32 for the year.
'These WA winners are sharing in more than $67 million worth of Division One prizes,' Lotterywest spokesperson James Mooney said.
'We are hoping to add to WA's winners' list following Thursday's $100 million Powerball jackpot.
'Thursday's $100 million draw is the biggest jackpot offered by Powerball so far this year, and it would be fantastic to see a win of this size shared by a few WA players.
'When jackpots reach these heights, they create a wonderful chance for players to join a syndicate with friends, family or workmates, to share the cost of a ticket and possibly the joy of a win.'
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