Hay woman overjoyed at $1.4 million division one prize win in Saturday Lotto

The Hay woman was in shock after checking her lotto numbers on Saturday night, only to see she was one of four division one winners and had won $1.4 million.

"It's mind-boggling," she said.

"I was staying at a family member's place on Saturday night, and I decided to check the winning numbers on The Lotto website.

"I told my brother and sister-in-law to come over and double check my entry and they said to me, 'You've won it.'"

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The joyous news made for a sleepless night for the mother, who said she has dabbled in Saturday Lotto over the years.

Celebrations and planning on how to splash the cash are under way.

"I bought a bottle of bubbly to celebrate with others eventually," the lucky winner said.

"I'm going to help my children big time. I've spoken to one of them already and said, 'you and I will share it together.

"I'll also look at re-doing some things in the house - things I've wanted to do for a while."

Her winning ticket was a 36-game Quickpick purchased 320km away from home, at the Westend Plaza Lotto in Albury.

The winning numbers in the Saturday Lotto draw 4287 were 6, 34, 16, 37, 42, 35, and supplementary numbers were 18 and 40.

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