10 June 21

Check your tickets, Mossman: Someone is walking around with no idea they’re a millionaire

Monday & Wednesday Gold Lotto
SNAPSHOT
  • It’s time to check your Monday and Wednesday Gold Lotto tickets, Mossman! it’s possible a resident or visitor to the region has been going about their morning as usual without realising they’re $1 million richer.
  • The Queensland player held one of the two division one winning entries across Australia in Monday & Wednesday Gold Lotto draw 4085, drawn Wednesday 9 June 2021. They each take home a division one prize of $1 million.
  • The ticket is unregistered, so officials from The Lott have no way of contacting the winner and have to wait for them to come forward to claim their prize.
  • The division one winning entry was purchased at news extra Mossman, Shop 5, 35 Front Street, Mossman

By Anna Hobdell

Updated 10 June 2021 - 11:45 am,

first published at 10 June 2021 - 11:38 am

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It’s time to check your Monday and Wednesday Gold Lotto tickets, Mossman! It’s possible a resident or visitor to the region has been going about their morning without realising they’re $1 million richer.

The Queensland player held one of the two division one winning entries across Australia in Monday & Wednesday Gold Lotto draw 4085, drawn Wednesday 9 June 2021. They each take home a division one prize of $1 million.

The ticket is unregistered, so officials from The Lott have no way of contacting the winner and have to wait for them to come forward to claim their prize.

The division one winning entry was purchased at news extra Mossman, Shop 5, 35 Front Street, Mossman.

news extra Mossman owner Tonia Galpin said it was the first division one winning entry the outlet had sold.

“We’re really excited and can’t wait to find our winner,” she said.

“This is great news for us and of course, for our entire community.

“We’re encouraging everyone to check their tickets, and we really hope the winner comes forward soon!”

The Lott spokesperson Lauren Cooney said she was looking forward to uniting Far North Queensland’s latest millionaire with their prize.

“This is the third division one winning entry we’ve seen in Far North Queensland so far this year,” she said.

“We’re encouraging anyone who purchased a ticket into Wednesday night’s draw from news extra Mossman to check their ticket as soon as possible.

“You could be spending the rest of the week planning what to do with your life-changing prize!

“If you do realise you’re holding the winning entry, please call us on 131 868 to begin the process of claiming your prize.”

The winning numbers in Monday & Wednesday Gold Lotto draw 4085 on Wednesday 9 June 2021 were 37, 11, 2, 23, 30 and 41, while the supplementary numbers were 36 and 20.

Across Australia, there were two division one winning entries in Monday & Wednesday Gold Lotto draw 4085 – one each from Queensland and Victoria.

The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 197 so far this calendar year, including 49 won by Golden Casket customers.

In 2020, Monday & Wednesday Gold Lotto created 93 millionaires across Australia.

During this time, there were 101 division one winning Monday & Wednesday Gold Lotto entries across Australia, which collectively won $100 million.

More chances to win

There are more chances to win big with tonight’s Powerball offering a whopping $8 million, while Tuesday’s Oz Lotto has $2 million up for grabs.

Tonight’s Set for Life draw offers players the chance to win a division one prize of $20,000 a month for 20 years – that’s $20K on Replay! Set for Life is the only game that allows you to play your numbers across seven consecutive daily draws – meaning you have the chance to win $20K on Replay every day of the week.

The Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot prize is now over $1.24 million for draw 1536, while the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot prize is now over $6.09 million for draw 10469.

Tickets can be purchased at any licenced lottery outlet, online from thelott.com or via The Lott mobile app.

The home of Australia’s Official Lotteries, The Lott operates and markets Australia’s leading lottery games customers know and love creating everyday winners, winning every day.

In 2020, more than 111.6 million winners took home more than $3.33 billion in prize money from their favourite games at The Lott, including Saturday Gold Lotto, Monday & Wednesday Gold Lotto, Powerball, Oz Lotto, Set for Life, Lucky Lotteries, Keno, Super 66, Lotto Strike and Instant Scratch-Its.

Last financial year, Australia’s Official Lotteries contributed more than $1.4 billion via state lottery taxes and donations to help community initiatives, such as hospitals, health research, disaster relief and education.