The man in his 20s had gone to the pub with his boss after a six-day swing at work.
The blue-collar worker from St Albans said he had forgotten until last night he had purchased two entries to the $70 million Oz Lotto,winning $46 million.
A retired Canberra man had a sleepless Monday night after he checked his lotto numbers and discovered he held a $1 million winning ticket.
The shocked winner was at work when he was told he had won on Tuesday morning.
It took the Super Lotto winner,who was identified as A. Campbell,54 days to muster up the courage to collect his prize,worth more than $1.55 million.
Wagering outfit Lottoland has entered talks with the online betting regulator over its controversial new gambling product known as"jackpot betting".
The NSW couple have been playing lottery for years but never thought they'd win.
NSW Lotteries urging people to check their tickets as there is no way of contacting the winner to break the life-changing news.
A Sydney woman in her 40s has taken home the entire $100 million Powerball jackpot in Thursday night's game,setting Australian lottery history as the biggest individual prize ever won.
5,000,000 avocado toasts would be a good start.
The body which represents newsagents across the country is concerned that"Lottoland may confuse and potentially mislead Australian consumers".