In a heartwarming turn of events, a Rooty Hill woman has not only won $830,000 in the weekend’s Saturday Lotto draw but has also become a grandmother.
The Sydneysider held one of the six division one winning entries nationally in Saturday Lotto draw 4557, drawn Saturday 22 March 2025. Each division one winning entry pocketed $833,493.02.
The winning woman was still floating on cloud nine when an official from The Lott called to confirm the exciting news.
“I’m great, thank you. You’ve made my day!” she laughed.
“I’m so happy. My grandson was just born, and I think he’s my new lucky charm.
“This is amazing news. It just feels like everything happens for a reason.
“I checked my ticket Sunday morning, and I said, ‘It can’t be!’.
“Then I needed my husband to double-check in case I was going crazy. He confirmed it was true and oh my god, we just went into celebration mode.
“We can’t wait to pay off our house.
“Thank you so much!”
Her winning 6-game QuickPick entry was purchased from CTC & Lotto Eastern Creek, 159 Rooty Hill Road South, Shop T21 Eastern Creek Quarter, Eastern Creek.
CTC & Lotto Eastern Creek manager Nasser Barhoumeh said they couldn’t be happier to receive the winning news.
“I can’t contain my excitement! I was almost in tears to hear one of our customer's scored division one!” they said.
“It’s an uplifting feeling for all our customers and local community, and we’re hoping this is the start to us being a “lucky outlet”.
“Our store is relatively new and this our first division one win with many more to come.
“Sending a huge congratulations from all of us at CTC & Lotto at Eastern Creek. May the Lord bless you with health and happiness and wisdom to use this new fortune thoughtfully.”
The winning numbers in Saturday Lotto draw 4557 on 22 March 2025 were 16, 11, 42, 34, 29 and 45, while the supplementary numbers were 14 and 18.
Across Australia, there were three division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4557 – three in Victoria, two in New South Wales and one in Queensland.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 345 so far in FY25, including 93 won by NSW Lotteries customers.
In 2024, Saturday Lotto created 149 millionaires across Australia.
During this time, there were 316 division one winning Saturday Lotto entries across Australia that collectively won more than $400.2 million.