A Meadowbrook tertiary student has been left lost for words after discovering he won division one in the weekend’s Saturday Gold Lotto draw.
The young Brisbane resident held one of the 12 division one winning entries nationally in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 3965, drawn Saturday 20 July 2019. Each winner takes home a division one prize of $359,682.38.
Confirming his win with a Golden Casket official this morning, the man revealed he was in shock after checking his entry.
“Wow!” he eventually managed.
“That sounds so good!
“Someone told me that the outlet I had bought my ticket from had sold a division one winning entry so I decided to head in and check my ticket.
“I’m incredibly excited to be honest! It feels really, really good!”
The man revealed his prize had come at a great point in his life and he’d take some time to think of exactly how he’d use his prize.
“I definitely want to really think about it and invest my prize wisely,” he said.
“I’m a student at the moment so it’s going to come in very handy!”
The winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased his winning entry at IGA Meadowbrook, Shop 9, 2 Yeates Crescent, Meadowbrook.
IGA Meadowbrook owner Husam Rizk said his outlet was a place where dreams came true.
“We’re all extremely excited,” he said.
“I’ve always dreamt of one of my customers winning division one and now it’s happened!
“Our winner is an extremely humble young man. Congratulations to him, he is so deserving and we are sure he will enjoy his prize.”
In 2018, Monday & Wednesday Gold Lotto and Saturday Gold Lotto created 194 millionaires across Australia.
The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 3965 on Saturday 20 July 2019 were 42, 12, 2, 18, 8 and 30, while the supplementary numbers were 39 and 14.
Across Australia, there were 12 division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 3965, three each from Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia, two from New South Wales and one in South Australia.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 206 so far this calendar year, including 42 won by Golden Casket customers.
In the 12 months to 31 December 2018, there were 280 division one winning Saturday Lotto entries across the Lott’s jurisdictions, which collectively won more than $306.19 million.