24 January 23

“I’m shaking like a leaf!”: Mackay grandparents set to spoil family members after $929,000 Saturday Gold Lotto win

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  • A pair of Mackay grandparents have been left in a state of shock after discovering they’d bagged a life-enhancing $929,000 win in the weekend’s Saturday Gold Lotto draw.
  • The North Queensland residents held one of the six division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4331, drawn Saturday 21 January 2023. Their winning entry scored a total prize of $929,244.83.
  • The winning couple said their incredible win wouldn’t just help them, but would also change the lives of their children and grandchildren, adding they never expected to win division one.
  • Their winning 24-game QuickPick entry was purchased at Nextra Caneland News & Gift, Shop 2066, Caneland Central, 2 Mangrove Road, Mackay

By Khat McIntyre-Intrachai

Updated 24 January 2023 - 2:47 pm,

first published at 24 January 2023 - 2:46 pm

A pair of Mackay grandparents have been left in a state of shock after discovering they’d bagged a life-enhancing $929,000 win in the weekend’s Saturday Gold Lotto draw.

The North Queensland residents held one of the six division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4331, drawn Saturday 21 January 2023. Their winning entry scored a total prize of $929,244.83.

“Oh, my goodness! I’m shaking like a leaf!” the winning woman exclaimed when confirming her win with an official from The Lott.

“We’ve been playing Saturday Gold Lotto for years and years, but we never expected to win anything like this!

“I can’t even process what this means for us right now. I’m just absolutely gobsmacked. Is this even real?

“My mind is racing, but I already know that we’ll put this win to good use and share it with our children and grandchildren.

“It’s going to change more lives than just ours.

“I can’t believe it. Thank you so much!

“This has made our year, and it’s only January!”

Their winning 24-game QuickPick entry was purchased at Nextra Caneland News & Gift, Shop 2066, Caneland Central, 2 Mangrove Road, Mackay.

Nextra Caneland News & Gift Manager Brenda Stockden said the team were over the moon to know they’d had a part in changing somebody’s life.

“It’s an incredible feeling to know we’ve played a part in making someone very happy!” she said.

“We’ve been celebrating with ours customers since we received the news and a number of them can’t believe it either.

“We’d like to wish our winners all the best for the future and hope they have a wonderful time celebrating.”

The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4331 on 21 January 2023 were 11, 9, 23, 32 10 and 40, while the supplementary numbers were 17 and 5.

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