I scooped £2.4million on lotto but didn’t realise for a month because I forgot ticket was tucked in my wallet

AN Australian man unknowingly won the lottery about a month ago and now has finally come forward to claim his £2.4million. He came forward on Thursday to claim his Set for Life jackpot that was drawn on October 9. AlamyThe man realised a month later that he’d won the lottery[/caption] He was the only division one winner of the draw and will be paid £11,000 a month for the next 20 years. Because his entry was unregistered, Lotto officials weren’t able to find or contact the man about his winnings and had to wait until he came forward. On Thursday, the lucky winner said he had his entry ticket tucked inside his wallet the entire time. The man from New South Wales said he usually registered his lottery tickets to a player card, but forgot to do so on this one occasion. Most read in The Sun OUT OF THIS WORLD Heart-warming John Lewis Xmas ad shows boy making friends with an alien COUNTDOWN MELTDOWN Countdown feud erupts as Anne Robinson turns off Rachel Riley's mic dunn and dusted Hollyoaks SACK Sarah Jayne Dunn after she refuses to quit OnlyFans 'NOWHERE TO GO' Benefits couple washing in sea & living in car hit back at trolls GETTING LIPPY Love Island's Faye unrecognisable after having lip fillers dissolved new FRIEND X Factor's rarely seen child star Luke Friend is unrecognisable eight years on “I couldn’t believe it when I saw I’d won division one,” he said. “I checked the ticket over and over again because I wanted to make sure it was true. “It’s funny, because on the day I bought this ticket, I just had this overwhelming feeling that I was going to win division one. I am so glad I bought this ticket because I really did win.” The man said he’d manifested winning the lottery for years and even pre-wrote a list of all the things he would do if he won. “I follow the law of attraction and have done for years, and so I really feel as though I manifested this win. “The first thing I planned to do was look after my family. We are going to live a really luxurious lifestyle. “Then I want to donate to a number of charities that are close to my heart. I always said if I did win, that I would need to give back. I already know exactly which charities I am donating to.” The winner bought his ticket at Nina’s IGA in Hamilton and the store manager Eleni Kiriakidis said she was glad to hear her division one winner had finally come forward. “Hopefully we have another big win here soon,” she said. The winning numbers of the October 9 draw were 44, 32, 6, 36, 39, 2 and 10, and the supplementary numbers were 20 and 14. There have been 393 division one lottery winners so far in 2021 in Australia, with 119 from New South Wales.