A Warwick mother has had the shock of her life after a Saturday Gold Lotto ticket she nearly skipped delivered her a $1.6 million windfall.
The Warwick resident held one of the four division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4597 on Saturday, 9 August 2025. Each division one winning entry pocketed $1,668,614.99.
When an official from The Lott confirmed the prize, the winning mum was still stunned, with her son by her side, recounting how they discovered her win.
“Thank you. We feel a bit odd, but it’s bloody terrific!” the winning son laughed.
“We’ve just been quite emotional. Even hearing you confirm the good news is crazy. We’re slowly realising it’s a reality.
“It’ll set my mum up completely. She’s everything, and she’s so deserving of this. It’ll give her breathing room, and she can do some things she’s always dreamed of.
“She asked me to check the ticket through my app, and I couldn’t believe it. I just started screaming and crying for her! She wasn’t even going to buy a ticket this week, but changed her mind Saturday morning.
“We’ve just been in limbo since then, and of course, we’ve put the ticket straight in a safe.”
“It’s wonderful. We're still pinching ourselves,” the winning mum added.
“We’ve had to make a few changes in the last few years with different life challenges, so it’ll come in handy.
“First thing I’ll do is pay the rates early! Thank you so much.”
She purchased her winning entry at Hynes Newsagency, 110 Palmerin Street, Warwick.
Hynes Newsagency owner Peter Hynes said he was thrilled to hear his outlet had sold a division one winning ticket to a local.
“It's always an honour to sell a division one winning ticket and to know we’ve played a small part in someone’s life-changing moment,” he said.
“Customers always love to hear we’ve had a win, and it helps restore their faith that locals do win.
“It was just in October that we last sold a division one prize in Saturday Lotto. We are in our 50th year of owning the newsagency and have sold many winners during this time.
“Congratulations to our winning customer. It’s a life-changing amount, and we couldn’t be happier for you.”
The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4597 on 9 August 2025 were 45, 4, 10, 40, 41 and 14, while the supplementary numbers were 3 and 6.
Across Australia, there were four division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4597 – three from Queensland and one from Victoria.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 267 so far in 2025, including 64 won by Golden Casket customers.
In 2024, Saturday Gold Lotto created 149 millionaires across Australia.
During this time, there were 316 division one winning Saturday Gold Lotto entries across Australia that collectively won more than $400.2 million