A Forrest Beach woman has confessed she hasn’t been able to stop the tears flowing down her face after discovering she’d won more than $400,000 in the weekend’s Saturday Gold Lotto draw.
The North Queenslander held one of the 13 division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4447 on Saturday 2 March 2024. Each division one winning entry scored $400,641.05.
“Oh, this has been the most incredible couple of days!” the winning woman exclaimed when an official from The Lott called to confirm her prize.
“I’ve been playing these numbers for almost two decades, and I can’t believe they were finally drawn.
“My daughter and I have been in tears since we discovered the win yesterday.
“I can’t stop crying!
“It’s going to make my transition to retirement incredibly easy, and it also means I can help my children more.
“What an incredible day. Thank you so much.”
Her winning marked 12-game entry was purchased online at thelott.com – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.
The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4447 on 2 March 2024 were 19, 15, 18, 30, 5 and 8, while the supplementary numbers were 7 and 26.
Across Australia, there were 13 division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4447 – seven in Victoria, three in Queensland, two in the Northern Territory and one in New South Wales.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 290 so far in FY24, including 68 won by Golden Casket customers.
In 2023, Saturday Gold Lotto created 176 millionaires across Australia.