A MAN has revealed the tragic moment he realised he had not won £20 million in a lottery jackpot.
Rob Brodie missed out on the life-changing sum thanks to one small agonising detail, which still keeps him up at night.
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The Australian dad, 57, was sure he’d bagged the top prize in March 2020.
After checking the numbers more closely, he realised he was just a digit away from splitting the huge £40 million prize with one other winner.
Brodie bagged six out of the seven Powerball numbers, and got a 12 where he needed an 11 in the last slot.
The world’s “unluckiest” lotto winner managed to take home just under £8,000.
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Tragically, he didn’t notice at first and went to bed thinking he’d won.
The next morning upon closer inspection he realised his mistake.
He said: “I’m still loving sleep over it.
“I think of it often to this day, of how close I was and how gut-wrenching it was.
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“It would have made me and my two children set… with a very comfortable life.”
When Brodie didn’t get a phone call that morning with good news, he thought he could still win a division two prize, which five other entrants had won – bagging £100,000.
The Sunshine Coast resident spent his winnings on helping his son buy a first car and gave some to his daughter.
Brodie found himself in division three after securing six correct numbers.
He said: “I felt gutted and felt sick being only one number off. Then I thought well the second division is okay but I then learned I only won the third division.”
The dad-of-two has worked in the merchant navy for 30 years.
He still rents the three-bedroom home he shares with his family.
Brodie said the money from a division one win would’ve gone to his six other siblings.
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Tragically the Aussie said he called them to apologise the next day.
He said: “I felt sorry for them and rang each one of them to say sorry I thought I had the opportunity to help them.”
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