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Lottery officials are calling on locals in the Sunshine Coast region to check their Saturday Gold Lotto tickets after a mystery player scored a life-changing $1.6 million in the weekend’s draw.
The mystery winner held one of the three division one winning entries nationally in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4563, drawn Saturday 12 April 2025. Their total windfall was $1,607,641.94.
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 Nextra Gympie, Shop Sp038 Gympie Central, Cnr Bruce Hwy and Excelsior Road, Gympie.
Nextra Gympie owner Kelly Goatham said her team were so shocked and excited when they found out they had sold a division one winning entry in the weekend’s draw.
“There were certainly a few expletives when we found out we sold a division one winning entry! My co-owner Justene thought there was a snake in the house by the way I had yelled out to her in the morning!” she said.
“The proof is in the pudding that we can, in fact, sell a division one winning entry! This is the first time Justene and I have sold a division one winning entry since we took over.
“We came in early to get our store decorated with balloons and posters, and we’ve been sharing the exciting news with all of our customers.
“Ultimately, we’d love for it to be one of our regulars who doesn’t register their tickets to The Lott Members Club, but I guess we will have to wait to find out!
“Our team is excited to see what unfolds – we expect to be fairly busy over the coming days and weeks. We hope that our mystery winner checks their ticket and comes forward soon!”
The Lott spokesperson Anna Hobdell said the mystery millionaire had most likely started their week with no idea they’d taken home $1.6 million on the weekend.
“Imagine going to bed not knowing you’ve won $1.6 million in Saturday Gold Lotto! That’s the reality for one mystery winner after scoring division one in the recent draw,” she said.
“While we’ve been unable to confirm the division one win with the winner, we’re sure that when they check their ticket and discover their news, they’ll be jumping for joy.
“We’re encouraging everyone to check their entries because they might be the mystery millionaire we’re searching for!
“If you think you’re holding this very valuable ticket, please call The Lott on 131 868 to start the process of claiming your prize.
“This is a great reminder to all lottery players to register your ticket to The Lott Members Club because if you scored a life-changing prize, we could call immediately after the draw with the exhilarating news.”
The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4563 on 12 April 2025 were 45, 3, 22, 17, 13 and 6, while the supplementary numbers were 29 and 31.
Across Australia, there were three division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4563 – two in Western Australia and one in Queensland.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 362 so far in FY25, including 92 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.
