A man finally realised he was sitting on a winning $15 million lotto ticket after ignoring multiple calls from officials trying to deliver the life-changing news.

The Gold Coast local held one of two division one winning entries in Oz Lotto draw 1642 on Tuesday.

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Each ticket scored a jaw-dropping $15 million win.

But as The Lott’s Matt Hart revealed live on Sunrise, the man didn’t exactly roll out the red carpet for the good news.

“I did have a very, very brief phone call of conversation with this winner,” Hart said.

“He didn’t believe me, not for a second. I may as well have been a Nigerian prince.

“It was a very brief conversation ... he basically said, ‘Yeah, nah’, and hung up.”

Turns out, the winner had good reason to be cautious as scam calls are a daily nuisance.

Eventually, the Broadbeach man’s curiosity got the better of him.

He checked his numbers, and his dream of winning the lottery finally came true.

“This is the best news I’ve had in many a year,” the man said on Tuesday.

“I was sceptical when you first called. I wasn’t too convinced.

“But then I checked my ticket ... I’ve been playing a long time, but never thought it would happen to me. I’m glad I persisted.”

‘Something for the kids and grandkids’

When asked how he planned to spend the windfall, the winner said he was going to take time to let the enormity of the news sink in.

“We’ll definitely do something for the kids and grandkids. But for now, I just need a moment to process it all.”

It’s a sentiment echoed by many lotto winners.

Meanwhile, Julia Clare, owner of the Broadbeach chemist that sold the golden ticket, said she was thrilled to play a part in someone’s life-changing moment.

“Really happy to hear it is a local. It’s really amazing,” she said.

“We sold a division one winning syndicate entry a few years ago in May 2023.

“It was a $1 million ticket and it went to five syndicate members.

“They always say good things come in threes ... !

“On behalf of the entire team, we wish our newly made millionaire all the very best and thank you for supporting us.”

Numbers making millionaires

The winning numbers in Oz Lotto draw 1642 were: 11, 32, 40, 42, 38, 29 and 34. The supplementary numbers were 15, 3 and 47.

There were two division one winners nationwide: one in Queensland, and one in Victoria, where a Horsham grandfather also pocketed $15 million and told The Lott he was “sweating like anything” when he heard the news on Tuesday night.

“He wants to buy a caravan and do a lap of Australia,” Hart shared on Sunrise.

“He was racing to get off the phone to tell his wife, so they probably didn’t sleep much last night.”