The family can now rebuild their destroyed home after their $1 million win. PHOTO: The Lott

An overwhelmed Mount Cotton man has described the timing of his million-dollar Wednesday Gold Lotto fortune as “impeccable”, after recently losing his family home in the northern New South Wales bushfires.

The Redlands resident held the only division one winning entry nationally in Monday & Wednesday Gold Lotto draw 3937 on Wednesday 8 January 2020. He takes home a prize of $1 million.

Yesterday morning, a Golden Casket official contacted the man who was oblivious to his win and already at work.

“Did I win one million dollars?” he questioned. “Am I seeing things? Is this real? Wow. This is unreal. “Thank you so much.

His family had just lost their home in the bushfires in northern New South Wales and it wasn’t insured.

“I can’t wait to go home and give my wife a big kiss and a cuddle! The entry was marked with her special numbers and now they’ve delivered in a big way. This is a miracle!”

The emotional winner said he hoped his unexpected windfall symbolised the beginning of better things to come.

“This really has come at the most incredible time,” he said. “All that was left of the home was a few charred teacups. We didn’t know if we would ever be able to rebuild but now we definitely can!”

The winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased his winning entry online at thelott.com – Australia’s official lotteries.

The winning numbers in Monday & Wednesday Gold Lotto draw 3937 on Wednesday 8 January 2020 were 9, 42, 24, 13, 22 and 11 while the supplementary numbers were 26 and 1.