A Melbourne man is headed for an early retirement after claiming $2.8 million in the weekend’s TattsLotto draw.
The Victorian held one of seven division-one winning entries in the TattsLotto draw, which was drawn on Saturday.
The winner was oblivious to the win until an official from The Lott made contact with him on Sunday morning to confirm the life-changing news.
”That’s a big surprise,” the man said.
“I’m going to retire now, I’ll have to write a letter to my boss.
“I was going to retire in a couple of years, but now I can just do it.”
The winning numbers in TattsLotto draw 4441 on 10 February were 42, 2, 12, 13, 1 and 20, while the supplementary numbers were 15 and 3.
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Each division-one winning entry pocketed $2,857,142.86.
The man said the news was life-changing for him.
“I’ve been worrying about where to from here, but now I don’t have to worry,” he said.
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“Usually I don’t answer the phone if I don’t know the number, but I’m glad I took this call.”
