A Kings Beach man is farewelling work forever after winning $1.8 million in the weekend’s Saturday Gold Lotto draw.
The Sunshine Coast resident held one of the 11 division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4257 on Saturday 7 May 2022. Each division one winning entry scored $1,818,181.82.
Confirming his life-enhancing win with an official from The Lott, the winner confessed he was in complete shock at the revelation that he was now a millionaire.
“Wow, well, there you go,” he gasped.
“How about that!
“I’m shaking on the phone. Just complete shock. I can’t believe this has actually happened.
“I’m going to retire immediately. Stuff working now.
“My wife is at home today, so I’ll be trying to clock off as soon as possible and head home to celebrate with her!
“This is incredible. Thank you so much for the good news.”
The Kings Beach man purchased his winning 18-game QuickPick entry online at thelott.com – the official home of Australia’s lotteries.
The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4257 on 7 May 2022 were 6, 45, 13, 11, 17 and 7, while the supplementary numbers were 43 and 23.
Across Australia, there were 11 division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4257 – four from Queensland, three from Victoria and one each from New South Wales, South Australia, the Northern Territory and Western Australia.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 155 so far this calendar year, including 34 won by Golden Casket customers.
In 2021, Saturday Gold Lotto created 210 millionaires across Australia.
During this time, there were 351 division one winning in Saturday Gold Lotto entries across Australia, which collectively won more than $499.8 million.