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A South Australian man has revealed how he will spend his prize after winning the $50 million Oz Lotto jackpot.
The man from Burra – a town in the mid-north of the state – held the only winning record in Division One on Tuesday 1,608.
The stunned winner said he was too overwhelmed to make any firm plans, but said the multi-million dollar win “does absolutely everything for me”.
“I will heal myself and help my family,” he said.
“I don’t think I’ll work again. I think my working days are over.”
The man accidentally checked his ticket, realizing he was the $50 million winner that lottery officials were looking for. If he had registered his ticket, officials would have been able to contact him immediately after the draw to confirm the life-changing news.
“Damn it! I can’t believe it. I just checked the ticket. Oh my God,” he told an employee at The Lott.
“I didn’t even know the Oz Lotto jackpot had been won and that there was a winner. I only came in to check my ticket.
“It’s unbelievable. I am shocked. It’s massive.
“I can’t believe it. I was just saying this morning, $50,000 would be fine for Christmas, but $50 million.
Lott spokesman Matt Hart told Sunrise earlier on Wednesday that the winnings would be paid out in one lump sum on December 27.
“Oz Lotto pays out the full tax-free amount transferred into your bank account,” he said.
“People tell us that they keep refreshing their bank account screen before they see that amount, and then they take a screenshot of that amount because it’s never going to look that good.”
Retail manager at Burra Terry White Chemmart pharmacy, Kelly Bray – where the winning entry was bought – said she couldn’t “stop shaking and I didn’t even win it”.
“This is great news for our pharmacy and for Burra. I am so excited for our winner and wish him all the best with his award.”
The winning numbers in the Oz Lotto 1608 draw were 1, 29, 20, 23, 34, 46 and 39, while the extra numbers were 42, 43 and 24.
On Tuesday night, there were 719,479 prizes worth more than $67 million in divisions two through seven, including 10 division two winners who each took home $62,689.10.
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