By Emma Young
A father from WA's South West has just collected a $785,465 Division 1 Saturday Lotto prize, almost two weeks after the draw.
The man purchased his winning ticket at Margaret River Newsagency and even when he thought he might be the winner, he didn't check his ticket.
"I saw the sign at the newsagency which said they'd sold a Division 1 winning ticket and had a good feeling it could be me before I even checked my ticket," he said.
"A few days went by before I decided to check it and when I got to line 20 I thought I mustn't have won but then I saw I had it on line 22!"
The new Division 1 Lotto winner said he now plans to buy a small acreage and build his dream home, travel around Australia, help his family and be financially comfortable.
"It had been tough but I was slowly starting to get ahead in life so this win is just mind boggling," he said.
On Friday night, the $25 million Powerball jackpot will be drawn, and the $31 million Saturday Lotto Megadraw on New Year's Eve.