An Oakleigh man nearly fell off his chair when he spotted his lottery numbers played faithfully for 40 years, printed in the newspaper, revealing a $1 million Weekday Windfall win.
The Melburnian held the only division one winning entry in Weekday Windfall draw 4568, drawn Friday, 4 July 2025. He looks forward to a neat $1 million.
The devoted grandfather shared he had long dreamt of the day his favourite numbers, chosen when he was just 18, would finally be drawn.
“You beauty!” he laughed.
“It’s been so surreal. I’ve played these exact numbers since I was 18 years old and I’m now in my 60s.
“I remember sitting at a pub when I was 18, and across the pub was a newsagency. I went into the newsagency and the bloke behind the counter chose the numbers for me.
“I remember back in the day when you used to have to fill out your lottery numbers on a carbon copy every time, so it didn’t take long to remember each number one by one.
“It’s funny, I had actually found out the win by a fluke. I was sitting there reading the paper and I noticed the first two numbers in the lottery results section were my numbers.
“I just had this feeling that I had won something big. I kept reading, and they were all my numbers! I couldn’t believe it.
“I raced inside and grabbed my ticket. I went straight to the newsagency and saw Julie, who works at East Boundary Road Lotto.
“She took my ticket and fed it through the machine and that’s when the balloons started to come.
“She said to me, ‘You’ve won! You’re the winner!’ and I immediately said, ‘This is a joke!’. I think she was more excited than me because I just couldn’t comprehend the news.”
When asked how he planned to enjoy his new millionaire status, the long-time player revealed he was upgrading his family holiday to a first-class experience.
“We’ve already booked a family holiday, but we’re thinking of upgrading the flights to first class. The first thing my wife said when I told her about the win was, ‘I’m going to shout myself first-class!” he said.
“We’ve also booked an appointment with a financial advisor, and we will see him to discuss how we can best maximise the prize.
“I’ve told my children and they’re also super stoked.”
His winning marked 4-game entry was purchased at East Boundary Road Lotto, 1/251 East Boundary Road, Bentleigh East.
East Boundary Road Lotto owner Tran Julie said it was an honour to be part of the life-changing moment.
“I was absolutely thrilled. It’s always an incredible feeling to know that someone’s life has just changed forever, and that it happened right here in our store!” she said.
“We feel lucky and proud to have been part of such a special moment. Many customers have come in to congratulate us and buy a ticket, hoping to be the next big winner!
“We’ve sold four division one and 12 division two winning entries over the past three years. It’s a great achievement and we’re proud to be considered a “lucky store” by our community.
“A big congratulations to our lucky winner! We hope this prize brings happiness, security, and new opportunities.
“We also wish good luck to all our customers — hopefully, the next big winner will be one of you!”
The winning numbers in Weekday Windfall on 4 July 2025 were 33, 23, 14, 21, 3 and 7, while the supplementary numbers were 26 and 5.
Across Australia, there was one division one winning entry in Weekday Windfall in Victoria.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 226 so far in 2025, including 52 won by Tatts customers.
In 2024, Weekday Windfall (formerly Monday & Wednesday Lotto) created 102 millionaires across Australia.
During this time, there were 105 division one winning Weekday Windfall (formerly Monday & Wednesday Lotto) entries across Australia, which collectively won $105 million.
