A lucky Lotto player took out the $1 million division one prize in Wednesday night’s draw, with a ticket purchased from Nextra Forum West Newsagency at the Mandurah Forum.
This is the thirteenth division one ticket sold by the retailer.
Newsagency owner Glenn Cornish said the store was abuzz with excited customers checking their tickets.
“We’ve got an instant millionaire out there somewhere… hopefully they’re local to the Peel region,” Mr Cornish said.
Lotterywest spokeswoman Pina Compagnone said more than $5.8 million in prizes had been won since ringing in the New Year.
“We’re three weeks into 2017 and already we’ve given away around $2 million a week in prize money,” Ms Compagnone said.
“Lotterywest is still waiting to hear from WA’s latest Lotto winner.”
Ms Compagnone said winners had 12 months from the date of the draw to claim their prize.
In WA unclaimed lottery prizes go back to supporting the local community through Lotterywest grants.
“Obviously we would love for the winner to come forward but the good news is that any unclaimed prize money goes straight toward supporting not-for-profit and community organisations in WA,” Ms Compagnone said.
Last year Lotterywest delivered $281 million in Lotterywest grants.
