Streaming success: Harden man’s Netflix movie interrupted by $848,000 Saturday Lotto fortune

 

  • A Harden man has admitted he was so engrossed in his Netflix movie that he almost didn’t answer the phone to an official from The Lott seeking to confirm his $848,000 Saturday Lotto win.
  • The New South Welshman held one of the six division one winning entries nationally in Saturday Lotto draw 4455 on Saturday 30 March 2024. Each division one winning entry scored $848,230.70.
  • The winning man shared the windfall would bring forward his retirement plans.
  • His winning entry was purchased at Harden Newsagency, 26-30 Neill Street, Harden.


A Harden man has admitted he was so engrossed in his Netflix movie that he almost didn’t answer the phone to an official from The Lott seeking to confirm his $848,000 Saturday Lotto win.

The New South Welshman held one of the six division one winning entries nationally in Saturday Lotto draw 4455 on Saturday 30 March 2024. Each division one winning entry scored $848,230.70.

“Wow! Are you serious!?” the man exclaimed when his prize was revealed.

“Oh my god! How good is that?

“I was just sitting here watching a movie on Netflix!

“I nearly didn’t answer the phone. But this was well worth interrupting the movie for.

“Each week, I put on a ticket. These are just random numbers that I’ve kept playing over the years.

“This has just floored me!

“It will certainly help bring forward retirement in the future!”

The man’s winning entry was purchased at Harden Newsagency, 26-30 Neill Street, Harden.

Harden Newsagency owners Simon and Dallas Watts said they were thrilled to see a division one prize land in their community.

“It has been over 20 years since we’ve had a division one winner!” Simon said.

“We will celebrate this great news with our customers, and it will certainly create a huge buzz in our small township.

“Small rural towns are suffering at the moment and this win will hopefully give the town a sense of luck.

“We wish our winner the best and hope the win will be very satisfying.”

The winning numbers in Saturday Lotto draw 4455 on 30 March 2024 were 44, 42, 43, 15, 12 and 9, while the supplementary numbers were 18 and 36.

Across Australia, there were six division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4455 – four in Victoria and one each in Queensland and New South Wales.

The Lott‘s division one winning tally has now reached 323 so far in FY24, including 107 won by NSW Lotteries customers.

In 2023, Saturday Lotto created 176 millionaires across Australia.

During this time, there were 303 division one winning in Saturday Lotto entries across Australia that collectively won more than $436 million.

More chances to win

There are more chances to win big with Tuesday’s Oz Lotto offering $40 million, while Thursday’s Powerball has $20 million up for grabs.

Tonight’s Set for Life draw offers players the chance to win a division one prize of $20,000 a month for 20 years – that’s $20K on Replay! Set for Life is the only game that allows you to play your numbers across seven consecutive daily draws – meaning you have the chance to win $20K on Replay every day of the week.

The Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot prize is now $15.4 million for draw 1657, while the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot prize is now $500,000 for draw 10844.

Tickets can be purchased at any licenced lottery outlet, online from thelott.com or via The Lott mobile app.

The official home of Australia’s lotteries, The Lott operates and markets Australia’s leading lottery games customers know and love creating everyday winners, winning every day.

In 2023, more than 122.7 million wins took home more than $3.76 billion in prize money from their favourite games at The Lott, including Saturday Lotto, Monday & Wednesday Lotto, Powerball, Oz Lotto, Set for Life, Lucky Lotteries, Keno (SA), Super 66, Lotto Strike and Instant Scratch-Its.

Last financial year, Australia’s Official Lotteries contributed more than $1.6 billion via state lottery taxes and donations to help community initiatives, such as hospitals, health research, disaster relief and education.