The prize has climbed to a staggering $5 million after no-one picked the right numbers in last week’s draw.So far this year, there have been 12 Oz Lotto division one winning entries, collectively scoring $167 million in division one prize money.A mum who was renting in Sydney’s eastern suburbs took home the entire $11,002,697.57On August 17, the Rosebery mum was shocked when she was contacted by lottery officials to tell her the good news.
“I’ve always wanted my own home and to be able to provide for my family. I will certainly be able to do that now,” she said.A survey from Oz Lotto past winners found the most popular thing to do with a large windfall was invest it for the future – which 63 per cent of survey respondents said they did.
The next most common way to spend the money was helping out family and friends, with 52 per cent of winners doing that.Then 36 per cent bought a new car, 25 per cent donated to charity and 23 per cent bought a new house.
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