A Gladstone woman’s opinion of 2021 has soared after discovering she’s become a millionaire from the weekend’s Saturday Gold Lotto $30 Million Megadraw.
The Central Queenslander held one of the 19 division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4117, drawn Saturday 2 January 2021. Each division one winning entry scored $1,578,947.37.
“It’s completely life-changing for us!” the woman exclaimed when an official from The Lott confirmed her win.
“My family called out the numbers and I started circling the numbers on my ticket. Then another. Then another. Then I had all six!
“We’ve been pinching ourselves for two days. I probably only buy three Lotto tickets a year!
“I was in quiet disbelief at first, but it’s really sinking in today.
“This is totally life-changing for us. It will do huge things for us. Working less is definitely on the cards.
“We’ll certainly share with our family. It will make a lot of people happy.”
The woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased her winning entry at Gladstone Central News & Gifts, Shop 7-8, Gladstone Central Shopping Centre, West Gladstone.
Gladstone Central News & Gifts owner Alison Moodie said it was great to see another division one win land in her outlet.
“My first thought was, ‘Wow, my team and I have just made someone's dreams come true!’. I had goosebumps,” she exclaimed.
“This is our second division one winning ticket in the outlet since we opened in October 2018. Our last was in March 2019. It's a great feeling to know we have helped change someone's life.
“We have decorated with balloons and streamers and we are telling every customer who comes through the door.
“Congratulations to our winner! We wish them all the best!”
The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4117 on 2 January 2021 were 7, 5, 16, 44, 14 and 17, while the supplementary numbers were 26 and 31.
Across Australia, there were 19 division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4117 – six from Victoria, four from New South Wales, three each from South Australia and Western Australia, two from Queensland and one from Tasmania.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 227 so far this financial year, including 50 won by Golden Casket customers.
In 2020, Saturday Gold Lotto created 122 millionaires across Australia.
During this time, there were 312 division one winning in Saturday Gold Lotto entries across Australia, which collectively won more than $355.13 million.