Lottery officials are calling on Redland City residents and visitors to check their Saturday Gold Lotto tickets after a mystery player scored a phenomenal $1.6 million in the weekend’s draw.
The Queensland winner held one of the four division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4597 on Saturday, 9 August 2025. Each division one winning entry pocketed $1,668,614.99.
If the winner had been part of The Lott Members Club and registered their ticket to a player card or online account, they would have already been alerted to their good fortune.
Instead, officials from The Lott are eagerly waiting for the ticketholder to check their ticket and come forward.
The winning entry was purchased at Mount Cotton Road News, 159 Mt Cotton Road, Capalaba.
Mount Cotton Road News owner Meg Reilly shared she was thrilled to hear her outlet had sold a division one winning entry in the weekend’s draw and made someone a newly-minted millionaire.
“The entire team has been buzzing with excitement knowing we sold a division one winning entry in the weekend’s draw,” she said.
“We’re so excited for our mystery winner and can’t wait for them to check their ticket.
“We’ll be celebrating in-store with plenty of cheers, balloons and signs.
“Over the past 12 years, we’ve been fortunate enough to sell four division one winning entries, and it never gets any less exciting.
“Congratulations to our mystery winner. You’re now a millionaire!”
The Lott spokesperson Eliza Wregg said the mystery millionaire was most likely starting the working week with no idea they’d pocketed a whopping $1.6 million in the weekend’s draw.
“Someone is most likely walking around completely oblivious to the fact they became an overnight millionaire in the weekend’s Saturday Gold Lotto draw,” she said.
“While we’ve been unable to confirm the life-changing news with the Redland’s newest millionaire, we’re sure that when they check their ticket and discover their news, they’ll be jumping for joy.
“We’re encouraging anybody who purchased a Saturday Gold Lotto ticket from Mount Cotton Road News to check their ticket as soon as possible.
“Can you imagine how exhilarating it would be to discover you were the mystery millionaire we’re searching for. Someone’s plans for the rest of 2025 and beyond could change in a heartbeat.
“Make sure you check your tickets, and if you do discover that you are holding the winning ticket, contact The Lott on 131 868 to begin the process of claiming your prize.
“This is a great reminder to all players to register their lottery tickets to a player card or online account with The Lott Members Club, so if you were to score a major prize, we can call you right away!”
The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4597 on 9 August 2025 were 45, 4, 10, 40, 41 and 14, while the supplementary numbers were 3 and 6.
Across Australia, there were four division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4597 – three from Queensland and one from Victoria.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 267 so far in 2025, including 64 won by Golden Casket customers.
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.
