A Bongaree man has confessed the future of his children is his top priority after discovering he’d won more than $2.8 million in the weekend’s Saturday Gold Lotto draw.
The Bribie Island man held one of the seven division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4451 on Saturday 16 March 2024. Each division one winning entry scored $2,857,142.86.
“Woah, woah! This is absolutely amazing!” the winning man said when an official from The Lott called to confirm his windfall.
“I’ve been using these numbers for almost three decades. They’re just so special to me for so many reasons.
“I’m also sure someone must be watching over me from above.
“I’ll be straight into the renovations at my home! Thankfully, I’ll be able to pay someone to do them now, and I won’t have to.
“First phone call is to my children. They’ll be stoked to know some of it is coming their way and they can set themselves up for the future.
“Thank you so much!”
The winning man’s marked System 7 entry was purchased on The Lott website – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.
The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4451 on 16 March 2024 were 44, 40, 35, 17, 28 and 3, while the supplementary numbers were 26 and 33.
Across Australia, there were seven division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4451 – three in New South Wales, two in Victoria, and one each in Queensland and South Australia.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 310 so far in FY24, including 72 won by Golden Casket customers.
In 2023, Saturday Gold Lotto created 176 millionaires across Australia.
During this time, there were 303 division one winning in Saturday Gold Lotto entries across Australia that collectively won more than $436 million.
