An Australian man won $2.5 million after buying a lottery ticket for the first time

Recently, a man from the Australian city of Canberra became a millionaire. He purchased a lottery ticket for the first time in his life and won a prize worth AUD 2.5 million. The man took part in the 4469 Saturday Lotto draw.

In addition, three more residents of the country received similar prizes – two from Western Australia and one from Victoria. The winning numbers in the draw were 20, 32, 9, 43, 13 and 26, as well as additional 14 and 34. Four lucky winners had all six main numbers matched on their tickets.

The lucky winner, who entered the lottery for the first time, lives in the Australian Capital Territory. And he bought his ticket at the Metro Mitchell store. As the winner said, it was one of the best days of his life. He made the purchase spontaneously, and had never purchased lottery tickets before. The man purchased the lottery on Saturday, and on Sunday morning he decided to check the coupon. It turned out to be a winner.

The man said that he wanted to spend the money to buy a house.