A hardworking man from Young has finally come forward as the region's newest mystery millionaire, 10 days after the Saturday Lotto draw that delivered him a $1.6 million prize.
The South Western Slopes winner held one of the four division one winning entries nationally in the Saturday Lotto draw 4599, drawn Saturday 16 August 2025. Each division one winning entry scored $1,631,770.49.
As he had not been a part of The Lott Members Club and registered his ticket to a player card or online account, officials from The Lott had no way of contacting him about his good fortune.
When asked why it took so long to come forward, the devoted dad explained it was due to work commitments.
“It’s a bit surreal! I’m still waiting for it to sink in,” he said.
“I found out on the Sunday after the draw when my sister-in-law rang me and started asking me questions like, ‘Did you buy your ticket at Donges IGA? Was it unregistered?’. I said, ‘Yep and yep!’. She told me, ‘Well, you better check it!’.
“She said she just had a feeling it was me. Funnily enough, I replied, ‘I’m busy, I’ll check later’. When I finally checked it online, I was completely shocked to see it really was me.
“It’s just wonderful and completely life-changing. I didn’t come forward straight away because of work. I didn’t want to let anyone down.
“I’ve already told my children I’ll be helping them out. They’re over the moon because it’ll help them get into the housing market.
“My wife plays every week, and I play on and off. I used to say, ‘I’m going to win one day, mark my words!’. My kids would roll their eyes.
“Thank you so much. It really is completely life-changing.”
The winning entry was purchased at Donges Supa IGA, 159 Boorowa Street, Young.
Donges Supa IGA manager Wendy Silk said the team was thrilled to sell their first-ever division one winning ticket.
“We’re all very excited. It’s a life-changing amount for the winner,” she said.
“We’ve previously sold 1st Prizes in Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot and Super Jackpot draws, and a top prize winning Instant Scratch-Its ticket, but this is our first division one winning entry.
“Congratulations to the fortunate winner! ”
Across Australia, there were four division one winning entries in Saturday Lotto draw 4599 – two in New South Wales, one each in Tasmania and Western Australia.
The Lott’s division one winning tally has now reached 279 so far in 2025, including 74 won by NSW Lotteries customers.
In FY25, Saturday Lotto created 165 millionaires across Australia.
During this time, there were 341 division one winning Saturday Lotto entries across Australia that collectively won more than $420 million.