A Monto woman has confessed she’s struggling to grasp the magnitude of her $1.8 million win in the weekend’s Saturday Gold Lotto draw after a lottery official caught her by surprise this morning.
The North Burnett resident held one of the 11 division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto 4409, drawn Saturday 21 October 2023 and took home a total prize of $1,818,198.12.
“Oh my god!” she yelled when an official from The Lott revealed her million-dollar win.
“Oh, that’s wonderful!
“I’m shaking. I can’t believe I’ve won $1.8 million.
“I’ve never won anything like that in my life.
“I still can’t believe it. I honestly don’t know what to say.
“I don’t think I’ll be telling many people, but I’ll definitely be celebrating tonight!
“I’m speechless! I can’t think right now.
“I’d love to put the prize towards a house. I’ve always wanted to own a home in my name.
Her winning marked 18-game entry was purchased at Monto Newsagency, 33 Newton Street, Monto.
Monto Newsagency owner Therese Roger said she couldn’t believe her newsagency had sold a division one winning entry to a local woman.
“My first reaction when I first found out on Saturday night was ‘Oh my god! How exciting!’. I couldn’t believe we had sold a division one winning entry worth $1.8 million,” she said.
“As far as my knowledge goes, we’ve only ever sold one other division one winning entry back in 2014 so our local community will be thrilled.
“I’ve started to celebrate this win with my amazing team at Monto Newsagency, and I recognise their efforts and hard work. We couldn’t have changed the lives of one of our customers without them.
“We’ve started to advertise the exciting news in-store and on our social media accounts. I think that it will create a lot of excitement with our customers and the community.
“Our team would like to say a massive congratulations to the winner and we hope it brings lots of happiness and excitement to you.”
The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4409 on 21 October 2023 were 30, 29, 7, 2, 31 and 12, while the supplementary numbers were 9 and 33.
Across Australia, there were 11 division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4409 – four in Queensland, four in New South Wales, two in Victoria and one in Tasmania.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 340 so far in 2023, including 112 won by Tatts customers.
