Bathurst man who won $2.3 million in Lotto knows how he will spend prize money

It was announced on Monday that the man, aged in his 40s, was one of 17 division one winners in the New Year's Eve Lotto draw on Friday night.

As a result, he won more than $2.3 million.

Speaking to an official from The Lott, he said he would be using his winnings to give back to his mother.

"It just makes things a whole lot easier," he said.

"I don't have a house of my own, but that might change this year.

"I also really want to help my mum. She's done a lot for me and I want to make sure she's looked after."

The winning numbers in Lotto draw 4221 on December 31, 2021 were 32, 14, 15, 8, 43 and 20, while the supplementary numbers were 35 and 31.

The man from Bathurst had purchased his ticket from thelott.com, selecting a 50-game QuickPick.

He's not normally a Lotto player, but decided he would try his luck with a ticket in Friday night's $40 million draw.

He said it had been "a whirlwind" since finding out he was a millionaire.

"I was just at home [on New Year's Eve], and others in the house were checking their tickets, so I thought I should check mine too," he said.

"I hopped on the laptop, and at first, it didn't really make sense to me. Then I realised I'd won division one."

He is not the first Bathurst person to win big in the last 12 months.

Another Bathurst man won $428,000 in a Saturday night Lotto draw in February, 2021 after purchasing his ticket at Bathurst West Post Office.

It was the outlet's first time selling a division one winning entry.

A few months later, a female retiree from Kelso won the $200,000 first prize in the Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot draw held on May 17.

In 2021, Saturday Lotto created 209 millionaires across Australia.

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