Lotto: Ticket sold in South West scores Millionaire Medley jackpot, $900k slips from Saturday remain unclaimed
It can be revealed the $1 million winning ticket was purchased from Australind News & Post.
Monday's winning numbers for draw #4572 were 40, 4, 42, 5, 9 and 45. The supps were 6 and 2.
Lotterywest spokesperson Zoe Wender said the winner's room could be very busy this week.
'It's so exciting to celebrate four Division One wins for WA players in a matter of days,' she said.
'Last night's Millionaire Medley win takes our tally for the year to 46 Division One winners sharing in more than $82 million in prizes, which is a great result for WA players.
Monday's bout of luck comes after a trio of West Aussies each won $919,024 over the weekend.
Despite the huge success in the west over the past week, so far, none of the winning Saturday Lotto tickets have been claimed.
The winning numbers for Saturday evening's draw #4589 were 36, 9, 37, 35, 23, 29 and the supplementary numbers were 20 and 31.
Lotterywest unveiled the winning tickets were purchased from Good Fortune Lottery Centre in Maddington, Greenwood Village Newsagency and Lotterywest Play Online.
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