An Australian guy shocks his dog while letting out a huge scream after winning a $1.7 million prize

An Aussie guy gave his puppy the fright of his life after he let out a huge scream when he discovered he had won $1.7 million.

The man from Quakers Hill, in Sydney’s western suburbs, was the only winning Division 1 entry in Lotto Strike draw 5142 on Saturday.

He told The Lott when he discovered his new millionaire status, he let out a loud scream, which scared his puppy, who had been sleeping in his bed.

The man’s girlfriend, who was away for the weekend, only learned of the win on Wednesday when she arrived at The Lott’s headquarters.

“On Tuesday morning I asked her when she was free to go driving because I wanted to surprise her,” the man explained.

“We got in the car and I took her straight to the Lott prize collection office. She was giving me gas the entire ride and asked me where we were going.

‘As soon as we walked out of the elevator, she immediately burst into tears. She just kept crying, and crying, and crying.”

The man said the $1.7 million would help his family through a difficult time.

“We were going through a rough ride, so this will really help us financially,” he said.

“It will have such a positive impact on our family.”

The man was sitting alone at the breakfast table when he discovered he had won a total of $1,704,523 after initially thinking he had won $100.

“Then I saw I had three numbers and I said, ‘Wow! Five hundred dollars!'” he recalled.

‘It just kept going, and then I saw the fourth song and started shouting, “You beautiful! You beautiful!”

‘My poor dog jumped out of his bed and ran away – my little pup was so scared, but then he got excited.

‘My dog ​​was the first one I told!’

His winning entry was not registered, meaning The Lott officials had to wait for the man to come forward to claim his prize.

The man added that a “series of fortunate events” had led to the huge prize.

The man was sitting alone at the breakfast table when he discovered he had won a total of $1,704,523 after initially thinking he had won $100 (stock image)

“It’s funny because I don’t normally even buy tickets for Lotto Strike draws, but the guy from the news agency recommended it to me and I said, ‘Why not! Give me eight lucky games,'” he recalled.

‘Normally I don’t visit the news agency on Fridays. I always buy my tickets on Saturdays, so it’s funny how it all turned out.”

Jeff Shen, owner of Quakers Court Newsagency, said his team was overjoyed that his news agency had sold another winning Division 1 ticket.

“We were so excited when we heard we had sold a winning Lotto Strike Division One entry, and we couldn’t be happier for the winning man,” he said.

‘We have already decorated our store with balloons and posters and are sharing this great news with our customers.

‘Congratulations to the winning man and we wish him all the best with his prize.’

The man’s winning numbers were 44, 40, 35 and 17.

There are more chances to win big with Oz Lotto offering $30 million, while Thursday’s Powerball has $4 million up for grabs.