“Are you bloody bullsh*ting me?”: Mackay man kicks off the week a millionaire

Monday morning just got a whole lot better for a Mackay man, who received a phone call as he kicked off the working week with the news he was suddenly a millionaire.
 
The North Queenslander held one of the four division one winning entries nationally in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4029 on Saturday 29 February 2020. Each division one winning entry takes home a prize of $1,095,232.37.
 
This morning, an official from the Lott broke the news to the man, who was completely oblivious to his good fortune.
 
“Holy sh*t! Did I win one million dollars?” he questioned.
 
“Are you bloody bullsh*ting me?
 
“Oh my god. My heart is racing! Are you serious?
 
“You know, I had such a good feeling about that ticket when I got it. I don’t know why but I just did.
 
“I could cry. This is so good. Thank you!
 
“I had no idea at all. This is just crazy! Absolutely crazy.
 
“I cannot wait to tell my wife. I was having a crappy morning and you’ve certainly turned it around!”
 
When asked how his prize would change his life, the Mackay man said he would start planning an early retirement.
 
“This is amazing,” he gushed.
 
“My wife has been nagging me for years to go on a holiday, so that will be the first thing.
 
“We will pay off our mortgage and I’ll keep working for now but we can definitely retire a lot earlier than we ever thought.
 
“This is absolutely life changing!”
 
The winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased his million-dollar winning entry online at thelott.com – Australia’s official lotteries.

In 2019, Monday & Wednesday Lotto and Saturday Gold Lotto created 203 millionaires across Australia. 

The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4029 on Saturday 29 February 2020 were 12, 29, 3, 30, 38 and 31, while the supplementary numbers were 22 and 45.
 
Across Australia, there were four division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4029 – two each from Victoria and Queensland.
 
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 256 so far this financial year, including 67 won by Golden Casket customers.
 
Between 1 January and 31 December 2019, there were 289 division one winning Saturday Gold Lotto entries across Australia, which collectively won more than $333.41 million. 
 
More chances to win
 
There are more chances to win big this week with tomorrow’s Oz Lotto offering $5 million, while Thursday’s Powerball has $20 million up for grabs.
 
Tonight’s Set for Life draw offers players the chance to win a First Prize of $20,000 a month for 20 years – that’s $20K on Replay! Set for Life is the only game that allows you to play your numbers across seven consecutive daily draws – meaning you have the chance to win $20K on Replay every day of the week.
 
The Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot prize is now $1.48 million for draw 1479, while the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot prize is now $3.1 million for draw 10355. 
 
Tickets can be purchased at any licenced lottery outlet, online from thelott.com or via the Lott mobile app.

The home of Australia’s Official Lotteries, the Lott operates and markets Australia’s leading lottery games customers know and love creating everyday winners, winning every day.

Last financial year, more than 131.8 million winners took home more than $3.3 billion in prize money from their favourite games at the Lott, including Gold Lotto, Monday and Wednesday Gold Lotto, Powerball, Oz Lotto, Set for Life, Lucky Lotteries, Keno, Super 66, Lotto Strike and Instant Scratch-Its.
 
In the 12 months to 30 June 2019, Australia’s Official Lotteries contributed more than $1.4 billion via state lottery taxes and donations to help community initiatives, such as hospitals, health research, disaster relief and education.