A mother and son duo from inner-city Brisbane have discovered there’s no better way to bond than sharing and almost $6 million Saturday Gold Lotto win.
The overwhelmed winners held the only division one winning entry in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4133, drawn Saturday 27 February 2021. They take home the entire division one prize pool of $5,911,619.20.
Confirming their life-changing win with an official from The Lott this morning, the stunned mum explained the pair were still in a state of shock.
“Thank you so much,” she laughed.
“It’s a good way to start the week!
“I checked the ticket on Saturday night, just after the draw.
“At first glance, I thought I’d won $5,000, but then no, it was more than $5 million!
“It felt so surreal to see that on my phone screen.
“So good but so surreal. I was in shock at first, but good shock!
“I bought the ticket with my son, so it’s just perfect. We will be sharing the prize straight down the middle.
“It’s certainly still sinking in, but now the news has been confirmed we can start celebrating!”
When asked how she thought they might enjoy their multi-million-dollar prize, the Brisbane woman explained it would make a huge difference to both their lives.
“I’m going to study something I’m really passionate about and go into a different job,” she declared.
“I’ve always wanted to go back and study.
“It will be so nice to own my own home, and that’s certainly possible now!
“And for my son, he’s only young and I have no doubt he will invest it really wisely and set himself up for life.
“It’s incredible!”
The life-changing marked 4-game marked entry was purchased online at thelott.com - Australia’s official lotteries.
The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4133 on Saturday 27 February 2021 were 35, 24, 45, 4, 42 and 6, while the supplementary numbers were 38 and 36.
Across Australia, there was one division one winning entry in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4133 – the entry from Queensland.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 287 so far this financial year, including 67 won by Golden Casket customers.
In 2020, Saturday Lotto created 122 millionaires across Australia.
During this time, there were 312 division one winning in Saturday Gold Lotto entries across Australia, which collectively won more than $355.13 million.