A Queensland dad has revealed what he plans to do after becoming a multi-millionaire thanks to a fluke lotto win.
The unnamed man from Oxenford, 60km south of Brisbane, was just about to hop into bed on Thursday night when he received a telephone call from an unknown number.
He thought it was someone from work who needed his help with some kind of issue, however soon realised this was not the case.
While he did not know it at the time, is life would never be the same after answering that call.
“I thought it was someone from work calling me with a problem,” he told The Lott officials.
He had bought the winning ticket online just hours before the draw.
But his 11th hour purchase not only won him the division one prize of $20 million but sizeable additional wins in the second, third, and fourth divisions.
The dad has been routinely buying tickets for the $20 million Powerball because “it was a nice number”.
“I tend not to play Powerball every week, but as soon as the jackpot is over $20 million I’ll get an entry,” he said.
“I’ve just always thought $20 million was a nice number, and now I know it is a very nice number.
“The best win I’ve ever had is $100, and I was pretty chuffed with that. This is something else.”
While he was making his way home from work, the dad decided to continue this tradition.
However, he had not had time to get a physical ticket and instead resorted to buying one online.
“I didn’t get the chance as I left it quite late,” he said.
“It was after 5pm, and I almost didn’t grab a ticket at all. I’m glad I did.
“I was literally walking into the bedroom to go to bed when you called. I’ve always wanted a call like this.”
His division one draw of $20,053,292 was immediately followed by several System 8 PowerHit QuickPick prizes.
His winning numbers were 35, 31, 20,18, 13, 2 and 34, with Powerball number 9.
He was the only entry to win the massive division one prize.
The additional wins included winning division two 19 times, division three 7 times and division four 133 times, adding another $442,070 to his windfall.
After realising he has just won a total of $20,495,362, the dad was over the moon and immediately began looking toward the future.
“I’d like to retire earlier than planned, and I’d like to set the kids up with a house,” he said.
“I still can’t believe it. I don’t think I’ll even believe it’s real when it’s in my bank account.
“I just want to wake up in the morning and make sure it’s not a dream.”
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