Gully syndicate wins big

Twenty people spent the weekend celebrating after a Ferntree Gully syndicate won over $1.4 million.

By Taylah Eastwell

Twenty Ferntree Gully tattslotto syndicate players received a life changing phone call last weekend after their syndicate took out division one in the TattsLotto draw.

The group took out the division one prize of $1,428,571.43, and if that wasn’t enough, the groups system five quick-pick entry also won division two twice, division three 37 times and division six eight times, bolstering their winnings to $1,483,655.73.

Each syndicate member is set to receive $74,182.79 from the winning ticket, which was purchased from Ferntree Gully Newsagency, Shop 2, 69 Station Street.

Ferntree Gully Newsagency owner Des Higginbotham said he was “delighted” to have delivered a big win to his customers.

“It’s just fantastic news,” he said.

“We are so excited to have so many customers share this great prize,” he said.

“Congratulations to all of the winners in the syndicate.”

The Lott spokesperson Ally Ramsamy said some syndicate members held unregistered entries and might have yet to discover their winning news.

“While we’ll be reaching out to those syndicate members who registered their entries to their Tatts Cards, there are many syndicate members who have unregistered entries and may not yet know they’re part of this winning group.

“If you purchased a share in a syndicate for the recent TattsLotto, today’s the day to check it.

If you discover you’re holding a winning share, call Tatts 131 868 to start the prize claim process.