The first of the three Division One Saturday Lotto prizes won in Western Australia from the weekend has been claimed by a family from Gosnells whose superstitions resulted in their $439,800 prize.
When the father of three read about the suburb of Success and its Lotto hot spot status in WA this year, he was adamant the family make the journey to join in on the luck.
“My wife wasn’t too keen on the idea saying I was a bit mad to believe in these things,” he said.
“In fact, the first week she refused, but the following week I convinced her to take a chance.”
But when the couple arrived at Cockburn Gateway Shopping City in Success, they couldn’t determine which of the two Lotterywest stores within the centre was the luckiest.
“I remembered one had three wins and the other had one win, but it was a bit confusing which was which,” the man said.
“So I bought a ticket from each, which really got my wife going!
“But now that it’s turned out the way it did, we can’t stop laughing about it.”
The family said they were looking forward to becoming homeowners after renting for 20 years.
“It’s life changing to finally have something of our own and not have to rely on a landlord to look after the property,” the man said.
The ticket was the second Division One win for 2018 for Cockburn Gateway Lottery Centre, while Gateways News & Lottery Centre located in the same shopping centre has produced three.
Collectively the five wins have delivered winners with almost $5 million worth of prize money.
Will these stores continue their lucky Lotto streak and bring Megadraw millions to Success? Tickets for the upcoming $30 million Megadraw on 29 December 2018 are available until 6pm draw day from Lotterywest in-store, online or via the app.
Lotterywest is still waiting to hear from the other two weekend Division One winners who purchased their tickets from Australind News & Post and Forrest News in Hamilton Hill.
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