A Victorian lottery player has started his birthday week with the kind of surprise most Australians only joke about: a phone call telling him he had won AU$4.8 million in Set for Life.
The Frankston man held the only division one winning entry nationally in Set for Life draw 3931, drawn on Monday, 11 May 2026. Instead of receiving the full amount at once, the prize will be paid as AU$20,000 a month for the next 20 years.
For Australian lottery fans, it is another reminder that Set for Life works differently from many big jackpot draws. The headline prize is not just a one-off windfall, but a long-term monthly payment that can change how a winner plans work, family life and future spending.
Night Shift Ends With a Life-Changing Call
The winner almost missed the news. According to The Lott, he had finished a night shift and was asleep when officials tried to call him in the morning.
At first, he ignored the phone because he wanted to keep sleeping. After several missed calls, he finally answered — and found out he was now set for two decades of monthly prize payments.
The timing made the win even more personal. The Frankston local said it was his birthday week, and the numbers on his marked entry were birthday numbers he had chosen himself.
Birthday Numbers Deliver the Winning Entry
The winning marked 2-game entry was purchased through The Lott app, the official home of Australia’s lotteries.
The winning numbers in Set for Life draw 3931 were:
13, 36, 7, 28, 19, 9 and 8
The supplementary numbers were:
42 and 16
The Lott confirmed there was only one division one winning entry across Australia for the draw, and it belonged to the Victorian player.
What the AU$4.8 Million Prize Means
The winner said the result meant financial security, but he did not sound ready to completely walk away from normal life. He plans to keep working for now, help his family and finally take a long-discussed Bali holiday with a friend.
That detail makes the story feel less like a sudden fantasy and more like a real Australian jackpot moment: bills become easier, plans become possible, but life does not necessarily stop overnight.