Queenslander using ‘same numbers’ every lottery draw finally wins big
A Queensland man, who has played the lottery with the exact same numbers every time, has finally scored and become an overnight millionaire in Wednesday’s Gold Lotto.
The man from Mount Warren Park was one of two who took home $1 million after holding a division one winning entry in draw 4357.
He discovered his win after he woke up about 3am on Thursday and checked his ticket.
“I just sat there looking at it. I couldn’t believe it,” he said.
“I didn’t get much sleep after that.
“It’s better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick, that’s for sure.”
The winning numbers were 44, 15, 34, 29, 21 and 20 while the supplementary numbers were 33 and 11.
After years of playing with the same numbers, the man said he was surprised to see them finally draw a winning entry.
“I’ve been playing forever and a day using these same numbers. I don’t know why I picked these numbers – I just picked them out of a hat,” he said.
“I came close to winning division one a few years ago but was one number short. At the time, I thought, ‘that’s the end of my chances of winning the lottery’ but here we are.”
After the win, the man showed up to work to not let the millionaire-status phase him.
“I still went to work today and will continue to work,” he said.
“I’m a bit young to retire just yet but I’ll be able to ease up a bit and enjoy life.”
The winning entry was purchased at TSG Mount Warren News in Mount Warren Park, whose owner Anil Balia was “overly excited” to have the store’s first division one win.
The second winner was also from Queensland.
There has now been 223 division one winners in the 2023-24 financial year so far.
