A Cairns man is planning to retire half a decade earlier than he’d ever dreamt after checking his Saturday Gold Lotto entry to discover he held the division one winning numbers.
The Queenslander held one of the nine division one winning entries nationally in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 3969 on Saturday 3 August 2019, with each entry taking home a division one prize of $446,898.09.
Confirming his win with a Golden Casket official this morning, the man revealed he’d been dreaming of this day.
“Thank you very much,” he beamed.
“That’s brilliant, absolutely brilliant.
“I check my Saturday Gold Lotto ticket every week after the draw and on Saturday night I saw I had all the winning numbers!
“Then I double checked my entry on the app and I couldn’t believe it! I went blank. I was shocked.
“I’ve played for years always hoping one day I would win and on Saturday that happened.”
It didn’t take long for the Far North Queensland resident to share exactly how he planned to use his life-changing prize.
“I’m going to retire,” he declared.
“I’m going to be able to retire about five years earlier than I had planned and I’m going to have a fantastic retirement!
“It’s a great feeling!”
The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased his winning entry at Edmonton LPO, Shop 11B Piccones Shopping Village, 113 Bruce Highway, Edmonton.
Edmonton LPO owner Ersilia Phipps said it was the first time the outlet had sold a division one winning entry.
“I was filled with so much joy and excitement when I discovered we’d sold this life-changing prize,” she said.
“It’s so great to know one of our local customers has had a massive win.
“It’s fantastic for the community and everyone is so happy for him!
“It doesn’t get much better than knowing you’ve helped make someone’s dreams come true!”
In 2018, Monday & Wednesday Gold Lotto and Saturday Gold Lotto created 194 millionaires across Australia.
The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 3969 on Saturday 3 August 2019 were 44, 28, 32, 3, 5 and 38, while the supplementary numbers were 25 and 27.
Across Australia, there were nine division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 3969, four from Victoria, two each from New South Wales and Queensland and one from Tasmania.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 227 so far this calendar year, including 96 won by Golden Casket customers.
In the 12 months to 31 December 2018, there were 280 division one winning Saturday Gold Lotto entries across the Lott’s jurisdictions, which collectively won more than $306.19 million.