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Australind father and son are 'accidental millionaires'

Western Australia's latest Lotto millionaires "accidentally" bought a Monday Lotto ticket instead of a Saturday ticket. The fairly innocent mistake won them $1 million.

The winners, a father and son from Australind, now plan to celebrate over a couple of "tinnies."

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They were the only people in Australia to win on Monday night.

"We usually play Saturday Lotto together," the father said. "But I got my days mixed up and bought the wrong ticket.

"We aren't flashy people, so I'm not sure how we'll spend the money but we'll definitely celebrate over a tinny."

The win marks the seventh division one ticket sold in WA in January.

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The father has used the same set of Lotto numbers for almost 40 years.

Lotterywest spokeswoman Pina Compagnone said in January, West Australians shared in almost $29 million in prize money.

"We've definitely started 2017 with a bang," she said.

A whopping $10 million Powerball jackpot is up for grabs on Thursday followed by a $30 million OZ Lotto jackpot next Tuesday.

"The $30 million jackpot is the largest offered across the nation this year so fingers crossed WA can take home a share," Ms Compagnone said.