A Gladstone man is looking forward to upgrading his retirement plans after becoming a multi-millionaire from the weekend’s Saturday Gold Lotto draw.
The Central Queenslander held one of the 10 division one winning entries nationally in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4291 on Saturday 3 September 2022. Each division one winning entry scored $2 million.
So far this year, five division one wins have landed in Central Queensland worth more than $30.6 million in prize money.
“It’s brilliant, hey?” the happy winner exclaimed when his prize was confirmed by an official from The Lott this afternoon.
“I play the same numbers every time I play Gold Lotto.
“I’ve had a bit of luck with those numbers in the past, so I thought I’d keep playing them.
“It’s a good time to win. It’s come at a really good time.
“We can look forward to retiring and enjoying life.
“We can sit back, start making plans and wait for the money to hit the bank account.
“I’m glad there were 10 division one winning entries in the draw. Everyone gets a good share of the prize, and it’s spread around.”
The man’s winning marked System 8 entry was purchased online at thelott.com – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.
The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4291 on 3 September 2022 were 10, 18, 39, 3, 21 and 6, while the supplementary numbers were 41 and 43.
Across Australia, there were 10 division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4291 – five from Queensland, three from Victoria and and one each from Tasmania and Western Australia.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 300 so far this calendar year, including 69 won by Golden Casket customers.
In FY22, Saturday Gold Lotto created 196 millionaires across Australia.
During this time, there were 324 division one winning in Saturday Gold Lotto entries across Australia that collectively won more than $461.69 million