While most people dream of winning the lottery and relaxing, Inverell's latest Lotto division one winner is looking forward to retiring from work so she can write a book and study.
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The local player held one of four division one winning entries nationally in Monday and Wednesday Lotto draw 4026, drawn Monday 16 November 2020 and takes home a division one prize of $1 million.
The winner plans to celebrate tonight by having a Skype party with her family.
This morning, the hardworking woman stepped out of work to answer a life-changing call from The Lott staff.
"Okay you've gotten me all nervous now," she laughed moments before her windfall was revealed.
"Holy sh*t!
"You are kidding me?
"Oh my god!
"This is fantastic!
"I am definitely going to do some celebrating. I will have some champagne and call my family on Skype for a bit of a celebration party. They live all over Australia, so that's the best we can do at the moment."
When asked how she planned to enjoy her windfall, the excited woman had no hesitation.
"I might look at retiring from work," she explained.
"I would love to finally write a book and spend more time focusing on my art.I could even look at doing more study, which I never really thought about. Next year I will shout my family to a holiday as well."
The happy winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased her winning 12-game QuickPick entry from Inverell Newsagency.
Inverell Newsagency owner Anthony Michael said the outlet was celebrating selling a million-dollar winning ticket.
"It's fantastic news!" he said.
"It's been particularly tough for Inverell these past two years, so this is just awesome.The whole community will be ecstatic for our winner.
"The winner called me before to let me know. She wasn't sure if it was real. She is very happy now!
"It's a life-changing win and I couldn't be more thrilled that we've helped one of our customers become a millionaire.I wish her all the best with her prize.
"This is our first million-dollar winner. It's the biggest we've had since we've taken over the store, so I couldn't be happier."
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The winning numbers in Monday & Wednesday Lotto draw 4026 on Monday 16 November 2020 were 3, 26, 12, 40, 16 and 27 while the supplementary numbers were 8 and 11.
Across Australia, there were four division one winning entries in Monday & Wednesday Lotto draw 4026 - one each from Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales and Western Australia.
The Lott's division one winning tally has now reached 156 so far during FY21, including 39 won by NSW Lotteries customers.
Between 1 July 2019 and 30 June 2020, there were 101 division one winning Monday & Wednesday Lotto entries across Australia, which collectively won $98 million.
The home of Australia's Official Lotteries, The Lott operates and markets Australia's leading lottery games customers know and love creating everyday winners, winning every day.
Last financial year, more than 104.9 million winners took home more than $3.45 billion in prize money from their favourite games at The Lott, including Saturday Lotto, Monday and Wednesday Lotto, Powerball, Oz Lotto, Set for Life, Lucky Lotteries, Keno, Super 66, Lotto Strike and Instant Scratch-Its.
In the 12 months to 30 June 2020, Australia's Official Lotteries contributed more than $1.4 billion via state lottery taxes and donations to help community initiatives, such as hospitals, health research, disaster relief and education.
