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Elderly lotto winner says he can retire
Tuesday, May 23, 2006 posted 05:40 PM EDT
An elderly man from the Mornington Peninsula, south-east of Melbourne, says he will finally retire after winning more than
$1 million in Tattslotto.
he will finally retire after winning more than $1 million in Tattslotto.
The man, aged in his 70s, who did not want to be identified, said he would have been happy to win $365,000 when he was notified
on Monday of his $1,365,000 windfall after he was one of three entries to select the winning numbers in Saturday night's
draw.
"I would have been happy with just the $365,000," he said.
"I have played Tattslotto every week since it started (in June 1972), apart from one week when I went to the football instead
of getting a ticket."
He missed out on the major prize that week, but he said "this more than makes up for it".
Tattersall's spokesman Gerry Devine said the winner lived in a small town on the Mornington Peninsula and ran his own business.
The winner said he intended to share his new found wealth with his family.
"Fortunately I have got a large grown up family so there will be plenty to do with all this money," he said.
"I am in my 70s now, so I will probably retire."
The man, who submitted his winning entry at Towerhill Lotto in Frankston, shared the division one prize pool with two other
entries from NSW and Western Australia.
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