East Gippsland woman won life changing lottery prize worth $400k

An Orbost woman has confessed she thought her eyes were deceiving her when she checked her TattsLotto ticket late on Saturday night and discovered she was a division one winner.

The East Gippsland resident held one of the 13 division one winning entries in TattsLotto draw 4447 on Saturday 2 March 2024. Each entry took home $400,641.05.

“That’s very nice, isn’t it?!” the winning woman exclaimed when an official from The Lott called to confirm her prize.

“I checked my ticket late on Saturday night. I’ve had the same numbers going for decades – mostly family birthdates.

“I looked at the draw numbers and thought, ‘Am I drunk? Am I seeing things? That’s my numbers!’.

“We even had a nice bottle of bubbles to celebrate!

“I’ve been so excited. I haven’t been able to sleep and my tummy’s been all churned up with excitement.

“I’ve had a wonderful weekend.

“I’m going to share it with my family and I’m thinking of a cruise!”

The woman’s winning marked System 9 entry was purchased at Orbost Authorised Newsagency, 136 Nicholson Street, Orbost.