A Thurgoona mum "had no idea" she won $1.4 million in the Lotto and has claimed her prize five days after Saturday's draw.
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She held one of the 14 division one winning entries and confirmed her win this morning.
"I'm a bit speechless, actually. I had no idea at all," she said.
"Apparently the search for the mystery lottery winner has been on the news and radio, but I had no idea.
"I came to the newsagency to get my ticket for this weekend and thought I'd better check the ones I had.
"Then they told me I could be the winner they'd been looking for!
"One million things are going through my head right now.
"It's really overwhelming!"
The mum said she would "probably buy this house I've been dreaming about buying for a long time".
"I'll be able to help my parents and my children. I might even get myself a new car!" she said.
The life-changing entry was purchased at Thurgoona Plaza Newsagency.
Employee Vickie Sawatske said she was delighted the winner had finally come forward.
"What an incredible discovery this woman has made," she said.
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"We're so happy that she has come in and checked her ticket.
"It's been about two years since we sold a division one winning entry and we're certainly hoping this is the beginning of plenty more for our customers."
Across Australia, there were 14 division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4165 - five each from Queensland and Victoria, two from New South Wales, and one each from the ACT and Western Australia.
