A Runaway Bay grandmother who joked about taking her family on a holiday if she ever landed division one has won more than $700,000 in the weekend’s Saturday Gold Lotto draw.
The Gold Coast resident held one of the eight division one winning entries nationally in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4629, drawn Saturday 29 November 2025. She pocketed $791,600.91.
The gleeful woman was overcome with emotions when she discovered her early Christmas surprise while speaking to an official from The Lott this morning.
“I can’t believe it!” she gasped.
“Thank you so much. This is really overwhelming!
“I’m in a bit of shock. I can’t wait to ring my husband and tell him!
“Just yesterday, while I was having a cuppa with my kids and grandkids, I joked, ‘If grandma ever scores big in the Lotto, she’ll take you all away on a holiday!’.
“I can’t believe this entire time that I had actually won!
“We have so many milestone events coming up next year too. This win has come at the most perfect time.”
Her winning marked 12-game entry was purchased at Golden News & Casket Kiosk, Site 19 Runaway Bay Shopping Village, 10-12 Lae Drive, Runaway Bay.
Golden News & Casket Kiosk owner Porsche Cheung said it’s an amazing feeling to have sold a major lottery entry to a local woman.
“Holy mackerel! We finally got one! The last one we sold was back in 2017. It's such a great thing to happen, just in time for Christmas too,” he shared.
“Being on the Gold Coast, I think our city has one of the highest number of lottery winners throughout Australia, it makes us feel like we're in the luckiest place on Earth!
“We'll be bragging about it all week long! We're looking forward to getting the banners up and sharing the exciting news with everyone.
“Our customers love a good winners story. Everyone feels really chuffed when they hear that someone won from their local shop.
“Congratulations! We hope that this win will help make things merry and bright for you and your family this Christmas.”
The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4629 on 29 November 2025 were 22,10, 17, 5, 44, and 36, while the supplementary numbers were 3 and 11.
Across Australia, there were eight division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4629 – six in Victoria, and one each in Queensland and Western Australia.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 396 so far in 2025, including 92 won by Golden Casket customers.
In FY25, Saturday Gold Lotto created 165 millionaires across Australia.
During this time, there were 341 division one winning Saturday Gold Lotto entries across Australia that collectively won more than $420 million.