A mother from Mandurah has finally been revealed as Western Australia’s missing Lotto millionaire after coming forward to claim more than $1.4 million in prize money.
The woman said she only learnt of her win after visiting Mandurah Greenfields Newsagency to check her ticket almost two weeks on from the draw.
“The staff member asked to see me out the back and I thought to myself ‘oh god, what have the kids done now?’” the woman laughed.
“He then said I was the missing division one winner and that I’d won $1.4 million.”
Lotterywest spokeswoman Chloe Lawler said the woman was flanked by her children as she visited Lotterywest HQ this week.
“She was in complete shock and awe as she approached the Lotterywest winner’s room,” Ms Lawler said.
“She kept asking for reassurance that it wasn’t all a dream,” she added.
Ms Lawler said Lotterywest was hopeful the state could produce another multimillionaire ahead of Tuesday night’s $30 million OZ Lotto jackpot
“Tonight’s jackpot is a result of no one across the nation being able to match the seven winning numbers needed to take out OZ Lotto for four weeks now,” she said.
“We expect our retailers will churn out almost 300 tickets per minute as Lotto fever peaks here in Perth this afternoon.”
Ticket sales for the jackpot are expected to generate over $4 million for the community.
