By Parker McKenzie
A Ferntree Gully man has won over $1 million dollars in Tattslotto win, having bought the winning ticket at Upper Ferntree Gully Newsagency.
The division one winner, who was one of five winning entries on Saturday 5 February, didn’t believe he had won $1,158,104.
“This isn’t one of my mates pulling a prank, is it? Are you sure this is real? This better not be a joke or a scam, I’ve been dodging these calls lately,” he said.
“I was fast asleep when you called me and I had to drag myself out of bed to answer the phone. I’m wide awake now after hearing this amazing news.”
His winning ticket was purchased at Upper Ferntree Gully Newsagency, located at Ferntree Plaza on Burwood Highway.
Upper Ferntree Gully Newsagency owner Manthan Patel, who owns the agency with his wife Priti, said it was exciting to see such a big win.
“This was the first big win since we took over three years ago,” he said.
“We got a call from Tattsloto that somebody had won, we never knew who it was.”
Four Victorians were among the winners of the draw.
Mr Patel said he wishes the winner good luck and he’s glad he bought the ticket in his newsagency.
“It’s created a lot of buzz around the town, lots of people are talking about it,” he said.
“It’s so nice that we sold the winning ticket.”
The winning numbers were 22, 9, 10, 11, 2 and 37, while the supplementary numbers were 6 and 40.
Priti Patel said they were grateful for all of their customers support and they hope they all get to experience a big win.
“I couldn’t believe it when I saw we’d sold a division one winning entry in the weekend’s draw. I was thrilled!” she said.
“I’ve been sharing the news with all our customers, and they are so happy. It’s created lots of exciting talk around our community.”
