By Danyal Hussain For Daily Mail Australia
06:54 19 May 2023, updated 06:54 19 May 2023
- Queensland man takes home $15m prize
- He won despite it being his first time playing
An Aussie man was shocked to discover he had won $15 million in the Lotto – on his first time playing.
The man was on a smoke break in Gladstone, Queensland when his colleague told him to check his Oz Lotto entry.
He was shocked to discover he was one of two people who held division one winning entries in the Oz Lotto draw on Tuesday.
The man will now take home a $15 million home – and says he has beginner’s luck to thank.
‘Stop it, brother! This is incredible, thank you,’ the man yelled when an official from The Lott confirmed his prize.
‘Oh, I think I might throw up. I need to sit down.’
He also explained how he had discovered his win while on smoko.
‘I was just in the car on the way to get some smoko, and my mate told me someone in Gladstone had won division one in Oz Lotto.
‘I thought, ‘oh, I had entry into that draw’.
‘Next thing you know I’m on the phone to you! What a whirlwind morning. I’ve never even played Oz Lotto before. It’s my first time, so I think a bit of beginner’s luck might be at play here.
‘What do I do now? I’ve got no idea what I’ll do yet.
‘I’m struggling to process this mate! Oh my god, I’m a millionaire.!’
The winning entry was purchased at newsXpress Kin Kora, Shop 27 Kin Kora Centre in Gladstone.
The store’s owner Ian Chapman said he and his team were celebrating another big win in Central Queensland.
‘Customers are excited as well. They love to see that major prizes happen locally as well,’ he said.
‘We last sold a division one winning entry about three years ago and have sold seven division one wins since Lotto commenced in Queensland. This is the first Oz Lotto division one win we have sold.
‘Our congratulations go to the winner and we hope that they use it wisely.’
The winning numbers in Oz Lotto draw 1526 on Tuesday 16 May 2023 were 37, 22, 45, 21, 34, 17 and 5, while the supplementary numbers were 47, 41 and 35.
Across Australia, there were two division one winning entries in Oz Lotto draw, with the other being in New South Wales.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 373 so far this financial year, including 91 won by Golden Casket customers.
In 2022, 15 division one winning Oz Lotto entries across Australia collectively won more than $275 million.
During this time, the biggest Oz Lotto winner was a mum from Cranbourne in Melbourne who won $50 million in October 2022.
Of the 15 Oz Lotto division one winning entries in 2022, seven landed in New South Wales, four in Victoria, three in Queensland and one in Western Australia.