Eight Woodridge locals are rejoicing today after discovering their 30-year-old syndicate, aptly named “Gold”, won division one in the weekend’s Saturday Gold Lotto draw.
The Logan residents held one of the five division one winning entries across the country in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4075 on Saturday 8 August 2020. Each entry won a division one prize of $1,047,835.76.
In addition to scoring division one, the group’s entry also won division three 18 times and division four 45 times, boosting their total win to $1,069,971.71.
The winning syndicate was sold at AUR Express Woodridge, Shop 5, 153-163 Smith Road, Woodridge.
AUR Express Woodridge manager Laraine Hannequin said the syndicate had won plenty of prizes over the years but nothing like this.
“We’ve been running this syndicate every week for around thirty years. We’re incredibly pleased,” she said.
“Five of the eight syndicate members are regulars who have a share every week, and we can’t wait to break the news to them.
“They are all locals and all so deserving, so we are incredibly thrilled.
“We hope the wins continue for our customers!”
Last financial year, Monday & Wednesday Gold Lotto and Saturday Gold Lotto created 127 millionaires across Australia.
The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4075 on Saturday 8 August 2020 were 11, 18, 1, 17, 42 and 34 while the supplementary numbers were 19 and 43.
Across Australia, there were five division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4075 – three from Victoria and one each from Queensland and Western Australia.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 240 so far this calendar year, including 63 won by Golden Casket customers.
Between 1 January and 31 December 2019, there were 289 division one winning Saturday Gold Lotto entries across Australia, which collectively won more than $333.41 million.