Lazy Sunday turns into $2.4m windfall
A Sydney father has revealed the moment his lazy Sunday was flipped upside down after realising he had won a massive Lotto prize - admitting it was a 'random' pick of the numbers.
The Sydneysider was enjoying the park with his young family, when he learned he had won the $2.4 million in the weekend's Saturday Lotto Draw.
'I didn't expect to win on such a small ticket,' he exclaimed when his win was confirmed.
'At first, I thought I was seeing things, but then I kept checking my ticket.
'I cannot believe it. It's just a random QuickPick.
'Every time I play, I just select random numbers.' The lucky winner said he would now be able to buy his young family a house. NewsWire / David Swift Credit: News Corp Australia
The father was ecstatic as he would now be able to enter the property market.
'I'm a little bit excited! This will get us into our own home – our first home,' he said.
'The original plan today was to go to the park and spend time with my wife and daughter. But now I think I need to calm down!
'This is very good news!'
The man, from Epping, held one of the two division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4569 on 3 May 2025.
Each division one winning entry scored $2,478,143.82
The winning numbers in Saturday Lotto draw 4569 on 3 May 2025 were 30, 29, 16, 34, 43 and 27, while the supplementary numbers were 40 and 2.
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