13 March 23

"I’m going to take care of my family": South Brisbane woman to help nearest and dearest with $1.8 million Lotto win

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  • A South Brisbane woman has confessed she was shocked and emotional when she realised she’d become a newly-minted millionaire from the weekend’s Saturday Gold Lotto draw.
  • The Queenslander held one of the three division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4345, drawn Saturday 11 March 2023. Each division one winning entry scored $1,845,890.33.
  • The elated winner said the win couldn’t have come at a better time and would do so much to help her family.
  • The woman’s winning 18-game QuickPick entry was purchased online at thelott.com – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.

By Khat McIntyre-Intrachai

Updated 14 March 2023 - 12:05 pm,

first published at 13 March 2023 - 10:05 am

A South Brisbane woman has confessed she was shocked and emotional when she realised she’d become a newly-minted millionaire from the weekend’s Saturday Gold Lotto draw.

The Queenslander held one of the three division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4345, drawn Saturday 11 March 2023. Each division one winning entry won $1,845,890.33.

“Oh my god! Oh my god! I can’t believe it!” she yelled when an official from The Lott called to confirm her incredible windfall.

“This is so timely. I’m over the moon!

“We have so many things going on in our family at the moment, this is going to make it so much easier for us all.

“It means I can do so much for so many people that I love. That’s what is so amazing about this win.

“I’m just so grateful and incredibly emotional!

“It’s going to change so many lives. All the fun stuff can wait, first and foremost I’m going to take care of my family.

“Thank you for this life-changing news.”

The woman’s winning 18-game QuickPick entry was purchased online at thelott.com – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.

The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4345 on 11 March 2023 were 9, 4, 42, 10, 29 and 1, while the supplementary numbers were 17 and 7.

Across Australia, there were three division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4345 – One each in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.

The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 300 so far this financial year, including 71 won by Golden Casket customers.

In 2022, Saturday Gold Lotto created 171 millionaires across Australia.

During this time, there were 330 division one winning in Saturday Gold Lotto entries across Australia that collectively won more than $456.6 million.