Hunt on for Australia's mystery $70m lotto winner
They have woken up $70m richer, but might not even know it yet.
The hunt is on for Tuesday night's Oz Lotto winner after they scooped the entire division one prize pool. Beating out an estimated one in five Aussies who were expected to buy a ticket.
While the lucky player from Victoria purchased their ticket online, The Lott says their details were incomplete so they haven't been able to make contact.
On Wednesday morning, a spokesperson confirmed the winner still hadn't been in touch.
They purchased the 18-game entry for $26 and lottery officials are urging everyone to check their tickets.
The win is history-making — the second biggest lottery win ever in Victoria.
'In addition to finishing the financial year with $70 million, this elusive winner goes down in Victorian history books with a prize only surpassed by the state's two previous $80 million wins,' The Lott spokesperson Matt Hart said.
In division two, 20 winners each took home more than $48,000, and 193 division three winners banked close to $6000.
'In addition to seeing the massive $70 million prize land in their bank account, this player also shares the crown of the second-biggest individual Oz Lotto winner in the game's 31-year history.'
There have already been three Oz Lotto division one wins totalling $185 million this year.
A $70 million Oz Lotto jackpot was won by a 15-share syndicate in Queensland, with each taking home a $4.7 million slice.
A western Sydney woman made history with a $100 million win in February, the game's most lucrative prize ever.
'Who is this? Why are you calling this late?' the winner told The Lott when contacted after the draw.
'What the hell! Can you repeat that? Oh my god! Don't lie to me!'
Just a few weeks later, $15 million was claimed by a North Queensland man.
The winning numbers for Tuesday's draw 1633 are 44, 34, 45, 1, 46, 25 and 21. The supplementary numbers are 9, 14 and 16.
If you think you are holding the lucky ticket, call The Lott on 131 868.
— with 7NEWS
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