Retirement is beckoning earlier than expected for a Mount Waverley man after his Tattslotto ticket delivered him a $2 million win and made him a newly minted multi-millionaire.
The man held one of the 15 Division One winning entries and pocketed an entire prize of $2 million.
The long-time player took a little longer to discover his bountiful bounty after missing multiple calls from lottery officials.
“Wow! Oh, wow!” he chuckled.
“I had to check my TattsLotto ticket as soon as I got the multiple missed calls from you. I had absolutely no idea. It’s amazing.
“I’ve been playing for years and years. I’ve always stuck with these numbers.
“I like to purchase them five weeks in advance to make sure I don’t miss out.
“I nearly didn’t put a ticket on about five weeks ago because I was away.”
His winning marked System 8 entry was purchased at Pinewood Newsagency, Pinewood Shopping Centre, 59 Centreway, Mount Waverley.
Pinewood Newsagency owners Dennis Skantoz and Nick Diammond said they were all excited when they first heard the winning news.