A Goulburn man has stepped into the week as a newfound millionaire after his weekly ritual scored him a dazzling $1 million in Weekday Windfall.
The New South Wales resident held the only division one prize nationally in Weekday Windfall draw 4547, drawn Friday 16 May 2025, and pocketed $1 million.
“Thank you! I saw that!” he said while speaking to an official from The Lott.
“I saw the winning numbers on Friday night, and I didn’t even need to check my ticket. I knew straight away they were my numbers because I’ve been playing them forever.
“I knew there was a reason I’ve stuck with them for decades.
“It’s hard to get too excited before you’ve actually got the money in your hands. Once it’s in my bank account, it’ll feel more real.
“It’ll be a great help. We’ll help out the kids, and it’ll boost our retirement.
“We might even go on a holiday.
“Thank you so much.”
His winning System 7 entry was purchased at First Inland City Newsagency, Shop B, 140-144 Auburn Street, Goulburn.
First Inland City Newsagency owner Jeanine Chatfield said the team was thrilled to sell a division one winning entry in Weekday Windfall.
“Our team congratulates and extends our best wishes to our customer who won division one in Friday’s Weekday Windfall draw,” she said.
“We were so excited when we first heard our outlet had sold a division one winning entry. We all began phoning each other with the news at 5.30 am.
“Our customers are also excited about this win, saying they hope they are the next big winner in our store.
“During our 33-year period of ownership we have sold 15 division one winning entries. Two of these being a group syndicate share.”
The winning numbers in Weekday Windfall draw 4547 on Friday 16 May 2025 were 8, 23, 1, 21, 10 and 2, while the supplementary numbers were 16 and 6.
Across Australia, there was one division one winning entry in Weekday Windfall draw 4547 – the one in New South Wales.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 404 so far in FY25, including 110 won by NSW Lotteries customers.
In 2024, Weekday Windfall (formerly Monday & Wednesday Lotto) created 102 millionaires across Australia.
During this time, there were 105 division one winning Weekday Windfall (formerly Monday & Wednesday Lotto) entries across Australia, which collectively won $105 million.
