Lucky Melton couple woke up to discover big lottery win
A Melton couple has confessed to feeling a sense of ‘incredulity’ after discovering they’d bagged more than $680,000 in a recent TattsLotto draw.
The Melburnians held one of the eight division one winning entries in TattsLotto draw 4443, drawn Saturday 17 February 2024. Each division one winning entry scored a total prize of $683,814.78.
The division one winning entry was not registered to a player card, which means officials from The Lott had no way of contacting the ticketholder and had to wait for them to come forward.
The victorious Victorians finally came forward to claim their prize almost two weeks after the draw and were still shell-shocked by the news.
“One word to describe it – incredulity,” the winning woman explained.
“It’s still sinking in. We’re still awestruck!
“We were at home last Monday night and we were completing the usual routine. I decided to check our ticket and I couldn’t believe it.
“We had to call one of our daughters to come over and triple-check it for us. Once she saw it, she believed it.
“We’ve been playing these particular numbers for 30-odd years; They’re mostly birth dates.
“We’re just in complete shock!
“Thank you so very, very much. A lot of people in this world love these calls.
“We’re not too sure what to do with the prize at this stage. We’re about to receive the prize in the bank account, but it still doesn’t feel real!
“In the meantime, we will invite our girls over and have a nice dinner to celebrate. “I know it will go to good use.”
