A Rockhampton mum who’d bought a Saturday Gold Lotto ticket in a bid to lift her spirits, was stunned to discover she scored more than $1 million in the weekend’s draw.
The Central Queenslander held one of the six division one winning entries nationally in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4601, drawn Saturday 23 August 2025. Each entry scored $1,055,540.64.
So far in 2025, there have been five major lottery wins in Central Queensland that have collectively taken home more than $2.75 million in prize money.
The winning woman missed multiple calls from lottery officials on Monday morning and was shocked by the revelation she became a newly-minted millionaire over the weekend.
“I’m stunned!” she exclaimed.
“I received some calls from someone earlier on Monday morning, but I didn’t recognise the number, so I left it.
“But then I realised I had a text from The Lott informing me about a potential win. I was like, ‘Is this a scam?!’. I couldn’t believe it! I had to check my ticket as soon as possible.
“My son and I went to the shops, and he kept eyeing things to buy. I kept telling him, ‘Go on, get it!’, but he was the practical one, reminding me, ‘Let’s wait until it’s confirmed before we buy anything.’.
“I’ve had some bad luck recently and I decided to buy a lottery ticket on Friday for some positivity. I didn’t expect to win!
“I am in a lot of shock right now.”
When asked how she planned to enjoy her million-dollar bounty, the occasional player couldn’t wait to treat herself to a new set of wheels.
“I will be buying myself a new car! I cannot wait!” she revealed.
“I had a car in mind but now that I’ve won this prize, my options are a bit different.
“I’ll be helping out the kids as well.
“The rest will go to a long-term deposit, and I’ll have a think about it.”
Her winning 18-game QuickPick was purchased at Nextra Card n Paper, Shop 66 Stockland Rockhampton Shopping C, 61-331 Yaamba Road, North Rockhampton.
Nextra Card n Paper manager Arpit Madaan said he couldn’t believe his outlet had sold another division one winning entry in less than 12 months.
“I am so excited and thrilled! Prior to this division one win, we sold a $50 million entry in a Powerball draw in November 2024 and we can’t believe we’ve done it all again,” he said.
“This is now our 12th major lottery prize since we’ve opened up the store. The customers will be very excited and will no doubt join us in celebrating the win.
“We’ve started celebrating the win by decorating our store and informing all of our customers about the exciting news.
“We wish the customer all the best for their future and hope they spend the money wisely!”
The winning numbers in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4601 on 23 August 2025 were 44, 28, 10, 45, 2 and 33, while the supplementary numbers were 8 and 26.
Across Australia, there were six division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4601 – two each in New South Wales and Western Australia, and one each in Queensland and South Australia..
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 277 so far in 2025, including 65 won by Golden Casketcustomers.
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.