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Time is running out to claim a life-enhancing $670,000 Saturday Gold Lotto prize, with one Gold Coast local or visitor still unaware they’re holding a ticket that could transform the rest of their year.
The mystery player held one of the six division one winning entries nationally in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 3867, drawn Saturday 11 August 2018 and scored a total prize of $671,513.12.
This unregistered ticket is currently the oldest unclaimed lottery prize in Australia and must be claimed by 11 August 2025. In Queensland, winners have up to seven years from the draw date to claim their prize.
The winning entry was purchased at Golden Lucky News, 1-29 Millaroo Dr, Helensvale.
Golden Lucky News owner Melanie Zhi said she hoped the mystery division one winner would check their ticket and come forward before the deadline to claim the prize.
“It’s hard to believe the division one winner still hasn’t come forward after all these years. We’re really hoping they’ll check their ticket and finally claim their prize,” she said.
“While most of our customers are locals, we do get plenty of visitors from various places, especially from New South Wales. Honestly, the winner could be anyone.
“I took over the outlet late last year, and it would be incredible if the mystery winner came forward. What a moment that would be!”
With less than one month left to claim the exciting prize, The Lott spokesperson Anna Hobdell urged all players in the area to check their tickets.
“It’s highly likely our mystery winner has been going about the past seven years as normal with no idea they’ve been sitting on a winning ticket worth $670,000,” she said.
“Time is running out for this mystery winner to claim their exciting prize. In Queensland, lottery winners have seven years from the draw date to claim, meaning there’s less than one month left to claim.
“We know other big winners have stashed their winning tickets in all sorts of places – from the fridge door to the car console – so it’s worth searching all nooks and crannies for unchecked tickets.
“This is a great reminder to all players to register their tickets to a player card or online account. If this player had registered their ticket to The Lott Members Club, they would have already been united with their good fortune seven years ago.
“For lost lottery tickets not registered to The Lott Members Club, a Lost or Damaged Ticket Search Form will need to be completed.
“If you discover you are holding the winning ticket, contact The Lott on 131 868 immediately to begin the process of claiming your prize.”
The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 3867 on 11 August 2018 were 1, 23, 8, 15, 44, 20, while the supplementary numbers were 11 and 18.
In 2024, Saturday Gold Lotto created 149 millionaires across Australia.
During this time, there were 316 division one winning Saturday Gold Lotto entries across Australia that collectively won more than $400.2 million.
