WA’s missing Lotto millionaire has collected his $1.67 million prize after being contacted by Lotterywest.
The Mandurah man, aged in his 40s, had not realised he was one of three WA winners from the November 2 Saturday Lotto draw.
He had seen that he was a winner on his Lotterywest Play Online app, but because there was no amount displayed next to the win he assumed it was a glitch.
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READ NOW“When I got the call from a guy called Sam from Lotterywest I asked if I’d done something wrong,” the Mandurah man said.
“Sam said quite the opposite and told me I’d won a ‘substantial amount’ and made me check my app properly.
“My head and my hands were not matching up with this information but I finally got it working and realised I’d won.”
The married, self-employed father of three he said the win would be “life-changing”.
But he did say he would continue to work after clearing all his debts.
“It’s going to be a different Christmas this year,” he said.