What a win!
He added: ‘I play every week. I have always marked my entries but I have never chosen the numbers on anything in particular. They weren’t special before, but they are now.’When asked what he wanted to do with his big win, he said: ‘I might think about retiring. First maybe a new home or a holiday.He purchased a ticket at Winning Lotteries in St Albans before accidentally buying another one with the same numbers at Footscray Lottery Centre.
The tickets won him £12.5 million each of the £37 million OZ Lotto Jackpot – which had been built up during seven weeks.The winning numbers were 12, 28, 24, 29, 9, 18 and 25 – plus supplementary number 13 and 31.The winner said he had been playing the same numbers for thirty years. Spokesman for the Lott Matt Hart said: ‘What’s remarkable about tonight’s draw is that there were three division one winning entries, but only two winners.Hart said the second winner is from Tasmania.
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