A Maribyrnong dad is happily rewriting his retirement plans after pocketing $2.5 million in the weekend’s TattsLotto draw.
The Melburnian held one of the eight division one winning entries nationally in TattsLotto draw 4621 on Saturday 1 November.
Each division one winning entry scored $2.5 million.
While he had checked his ticket, the winner admitted he somehow didn’t see he’d won division one and only realised the extent of his good fortune when a TattsLotto official contacted him.
“Wow! Thank you!” he exclaimed.
“What are the chances!?
“I did have a look earlier, but somehow, I just saw that I had won a division five prize. I completely missed it!
“I was just going about my day as normal, cleaning around the house, with no idea.
“I’ve been playing these numbers for years. I can’t remember why I picked them, but I’m glad I did!
“I remember when I was a kid, my dad used to play for years and years. All the relatives would pool together to buy a ticket. And now I’ve won!”
When asked how he might enjoy $2.5 million, the happy winner had no hesitation.
“Well, I might retire, actually,” he said.
“It was probably four or five years off, but now I can do it earlier and spend more time with the family.
“Thank you! This is very much appreciated!”
His winning marked 12-game entry was purchased via The Lott app.
The winning numbers in TattsLotto draw 4621 on 1 November 2025 were 42, 31, 21, 28, 17 and 13, while the supplementary numbers were 36 and 15.
