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Central Queensland welcomed two newly minted Saturday Gold Lotto multi-millionaires on the weekend, with one mystery winner yet to discover their good fortune.
The players each held one of the eight division one winning entries nationally in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4675, drawn Saturday 9 May 2026. They each look forward to $2.5 million.
So far this year, Central Queensland has enjoyed three major lottery wins worth more than $6 million.
Sleepy surprise! Frenchville dad wakes up wife with $2.5 million Gold Lotto win
A Frenchville husband excitedly woke his wife this morning with the revelation they were now multi-millionaires from the weekend’s Saturday Gold Lotto draw.
“Are you kidding? Is this a hoax?” he questioned when speaking to an official from The Lott.
“Wow! I had no idea! I’m going to wake my wife up right now. She is asleep!
“We’ve won $2.5 million on the Lotto!
“I seriously thought someone was playing a trick on me.
“Thank you!”
When asked how $2.5 million would transform their lives, the winning husband and dad shared a couple of initial plans.
“We’ve got three kids, and everyday can be challenging. This will really help set our family up for the future,” he revealed.
“We can look forward to buying a house too!”
His winning 50-game QuickPick was purchased via The Lott app – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.
Check your tickets, Emerald! Did you land a $2.5 million Gold Lotto prize over the weekend?
Lottery officials are urging Emerald locals and visitors to check their Saturday Gold Lotto tickets as a mystery player is $2.5 million richer and may not know it yet.
If the winner had been part of The Lott Members Club and registered their ticket to a player card or online account, officials from The Lott would have already alerted the player to their newfound fortune.
Instead, officials are eagerly waiting for the mystery ticketholder to check their ticket and come forward.
The winning entry was purchased at newsXpress Central Highlands, Shop 26, Central Highlands Market Place, 2-10 Codenwarra Road, Emerald.
The Lott spokesperson Anna Hobdell said she looked forward to uniting the region’s second major lottery winner with their windfall.
“Our mystery winner is likely oblivious to the fact they’ve won an exciting $2.5 million in the weekend's Saturday Gold Lotto draw,” she said.
“I spoke to a Frenchville dad earlier this morning and confirmed his exciting $2.5 million Saturday Gold Lotto win with him, and I’m eagerly waiting to do the same with the mystery Emerald player!
“We can’t wait to speak to this winner and confirm the exciting news. It’s the type of surprise that could make their 2026 unforgettable.
“We’re urging anybody who purchased a ticket from newsXpress Central Highlands to check their tickets today because you could be the mystery winner we’re searching for.
“This is an important reminder for players to register their tickets to a player's card or online account with The Lott Members Club, so if they do score division one, we can reach out with the exciting news.
“If this person realises they’re the mystery winner we’re searching for, they can call us on 131 868 to begin the prize claim process.”
The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4675 on 9 May 2026 were 12, 11, 2, 33, 37 and 17, while the supplementary numbers were 36 and 41.
Across Australia, there were eight division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4675 – three in Queensland, two in New South Wales and one each in South Australia, the Northern Territory and Tasmania.
