West Australian man with terminal illness who was given months to live wins $772,000 Lotto prize

Published: 03:25, 28 May 2026 | Updated: 03:28, 28 May 2026 A man given months to live has been awarded a $772,000 Lotto prize.  The man, who had recently been diagnosed with a terminal illness, was one of eight winners nationally in the Lotterywest draw on Saturday, receiving $772,000 out of the $6 million prize pool. 'I can go out with a smile on my face,' he said. 'I was well prepared with no debt and decent super, but now I know that my family will be set up really well after this win.' He nearly missed buying a ticket for the draw, with five minutes to spare before the lotto outlet closed. 'I saw it was 5.55pm and I thought, "I'd better hurry up and get my lotto tickets",' he said. He and his wife were left even more speechless after noticing the winning numbers appeared on line 16, a detail filled with special meaning for the couple. 'We were married on the 16th, and we won 10 years and one week after we were married,' his wife said. A man given months to live has been awarded a $772,000 Lotto prize 'We've been building lots of memories, but it will be hard to top this one, and now I can finally say I'm married to a millionaire.' They will spend the money on business class plane tickets so they can visit family on the east coast.  'I am glad I'll be able to help out some of those family members who have been doing it really tough.'  No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.